Megan Garber - Instagram: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down

Megan Garber - Instagram: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down

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The video discusses Instagram as a significant technology that influences how people share and perform their lives. It raises concerns about the platform's impact on self-perception, particularly among teenagers, and highlights mental health issues linked to social media. The speaker reflects on the early stages of the social media age and considers the potential long-term effects on human interaction and self-view.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the main roles of Instagram according to the speaker?

To encourage people to perform their lives

To offer educational content

To provide a platform for professional networking

To facilitate online shopping

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the speaker suggest Instagram encourages people to do?

To focus on academic achievements

To see themselves as full, complex individuals

To disconnect from social media

To view their lives as performances

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group is particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of Instagram?

Middle-aged men

College students

Younger teenage girls

Elderly women

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What concern does the speaker have about the future of social media?

It will improve mental health

It will become obsolete

It will change how we perceive ourselves and others

It will reduce global connectivity

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What stage does the speaker believe we are in regarding the social media age?

The middle stage

The final stage

The declining stage

The early stage