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Social Media: Curiosity Killed the Cat | Samara Nassor | TEDxYouth@AKAMombasa


hey guys okay start

hey guys okay start ting you just received a facebook

ting you just received a facebook

ting you just received a facebook notification asking do you know Samara

notification asking do you know Samara

notification asking do you know Samara nos or and there you are wondering who

nos or and there you are wondering who

nos or and there you are wondering who what is Facebook she’s a specific person

what is Facebook she’s a specific person

what is Facebook she’s a specific person maybe I don’t know or let me go check it

maybe I don’t know or let me go check it

maybe I don’t know or let me go check it out

out

out so there you are on for Mars profile

so there you are on for Mars profile

so there you are on for Mars profile scrolling through her pictures watching

scrolling through her pictures watching

scrolling through her pictures watching your videos liking a few things leaving

your videos liking a few things leaving

your videos liking a few things leaving a trail of a Geisha but you’re not

a trail of a Geisha but you’re not

a trail of a Geisha but you’re not satisfied yet no you go on google type

satisfied yet no you go on google type

satisfied yet no you go on google type of her name get a whole bunch of things

of her name get a whole bunch of things

of her name get a whole bunch of things about her her contacts everything then

about her her contacts everything then

about her her contacts everything then you go on google images see your friends

you go on google images see your friends

you go on google images see your friends there okay I do not know how I got here

there okay I do not know how I got here

there okay I do not know how I got here but we’ll be moving on so what Lord you

but we’ll be moving on so what Lord you

but we’ll be moving on so what Lord you went to finding all this information

went to finding all this information

went to finding all this information about her

about her

about her Mira curiosity of course humans have an

Mira curiosity of course humans have an

Mira curiosity of course humans have an innate sense of curiosity I’m often told

innate sense of curiosity I’m often told

innate sense of curiosity I’m often told to nurture it encouraged to let it run

to nurture it encouraged to let it run

to nurture it encouraged to let it run wild but what are the consequences of

wild but what are the consequences of

wild but what are the consequences of letting our curiosity run too wild on

letting our curiosity run too wild on

letting our curiosity run too wild on social media I chose to talk to you

social media I chose to talk to you

social media I chose to talk to you about curiosity on social media today

about curiosity on social media today

about curiosity on social media today because I want to show you how to

because I want to show you how to

because I want to show you how to suspected me especially on the student

suspected me especially on the student

suspected me especially on the student and how does it likely to affect you if

and how does it likely to affect you if

and how does it likely to affect you if it hasn’t already meet Samara

it hasn’t already meet Samara

it hasn’t already meet Samara after graduating from her primary school

after graduating from her primary school

after graduating from her primary school in 2012 she decides to take a big step

in 2012 she decides to take a big step

in 2012 she decides to take a big step in her life she creates a social media

in her life she creates a social media

in her life she creates a social media account

account

account mainly because she wants to distract

mainly because she wants to distract

mainly because she wants to distract herself from her utterly sad and boring

herself from her utterly sad and boring

herself from her utterly sad and boring life although because she is curious

life although because she is curious

life although because she is curious curious about the kind of activities on

curious about the kind of activities on

curious about the kind of activities on there that everyone is so hooked up with

there that everyone is so hooked up with

there that everyone is so hooked up with there’s something particularly

there’s something particularly

there’s something particularly intriguing and exciting about social

intriguing and exciting about social

intriguing and exciting about social media there’s this irresistible urge she

media there’s this irresistible urge she

media there’s this irresistible urge she gets to constantly check her phone 24

gets to constantly check her phone 24

gets to constantly check her phone 24 hours a day she is glued she doesn’t get

hours a day she is glued she doesn’t get

hours a day she is glued she doesn’t get it what is happening to her well Samar’s

it what is happening to her well Samar’s

it what is happening to her well Samar’s brain has been undergoing a few changes

brain has been undergoing a few changes

brain has been undergoing a few changes ever since she started using social

ever since she started using social

ever since she started using social media

media

media this is Samar’s brain at different times

this is Samar’s brain at different times

this is Samar’s brain at different times during her break what’s the difference

during her break what’s the difference

during her break what’s the difference well her dopamine levels this the red

well her dopamine levels this the red

well her dopamine levels this the red area on these scans are present her

area on these scans are present her

area on these scans are present her dopamine levels dopamine is a chemical

dopamine levels dopamine is a chemical

dopamine levels dopamine is a chemical release in every human’s brain that

release in every human’s brain that

release in every human’s brain that stimulates and rewards them with

stimulates and rewards them with

stimulates and rewards them with feelings of pleasure and motivation

feelings of pleasure and motivation

feelings of pleasure and motivation the more active Samara is on social

the more active Samara is on social

the more active Samara is on social media the higher her dopamine levels now

media the higher her dopamine levels now

media the higher her dopamine levels now what if she’s told to be less active on

what if she’s told to be less active on

what if she’s told to be less active on social media

social media

social media she’s told to cut down a few things

she’s told to cut down a few things

she’s told to cut down a few things because school opened

because school opened

because school opened well her dopamine levels will decrease

well her dopamine levels will decrease

well her dopamine levels will decrease of course low dopamine levels can

of course low dopamine levels can

of course low dopamine levels can manifest in very disruptive ways can

manifest in very disruptive ways can

manifest in very disruptive ways can leave you feeling fatigued apathetic

leave you feeling fatigued apathetic

leave you feeling fatigued apathetic moody and unable to concentrate and when

moody and unable to concentrate and when

moody and unable to concentrate and when she goes back to school well she gets

she goes back to school well she gets

she goes back to school well she gets less interested low grades goes back

less interested low grades goes back

less interested low grades goes back home boom disappointment this is my

home boom disappointment this is my

home boom disappointment this is my grandma by the way you do not like we

grandma by the way you do not like we

grandma by the way you do not like we all want this dopamine rush and that’s

all want this dopamine rush and that’s

all want this dopamine rush and that’s why we see teenagers spend up to nine

why we see teenagers spend up to nine

why we see teenagers spend up to nine hours a day on social media

letting their curiosity run wild

letting their curiosity run wild they are carefree and it’s our curiosity

they are carefree and it’s our curiosity

they are carefree and it’s our curiosity that sways us to Bengie search we have

that sways us to Bengie search we have

that sways us to Bengie search we have become dopamine edits we get high on

become dopamine edits we get high on

become dopamine edits we get high on dopamine we need to limit our curiosity

dopamine we need to limit our curiosity

dopamine we need to limit our curiosity what do you mean what you’re on their

what do you mean what you’re on their

what do you mean what you’re on their social media search search search

social media search search search

social media search search search obviously get your dopamine and then

obviously get your dopamine and then

obviously get your dopamine and then BOOM

BOOM

BOOM addicted so we need to limit our

addicted so we need to limit our

addicted so we need to limit our curiosity people because curiosity

curiosity people because curiosity

curiosity people because curiosity killed the cat thank you

killed the cat thank you

killed the cat thank you [Applause]

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