Scroll, Share, Repeat
Scroll, Share, Repeat: The Ethics of What We Believe and Spread
It happens almost subconsciously. I open my phone to check a message, and suddenly an hour has passed. A video about a celebrity scandal leads to a protest clip, and then to a “must-see” thread about political corruption. My emotions shift by the second—from being angry, to entertained, to heartbroken, to amused. It feels like I’m seeing the entire world in just the palm of my hands, but really, the world I’m seeing has already been chosen for me. Every scroll feels like a choice, but it isn’t. Every share feels like my voice, but it isn’t either.
