Description 1. Is social media harming humans? Pick a side — yes or no — and use specific examp ...

---

Description 1. Is social media harming humans? Pick a side — yes or no — and use specific examples from all five of your readings this week to defend it. Cite your sources. 2. Explain the concept of a "crisis discipline" in your own words and give an example from the one-on-one interview in "Why some biologists and ecologists think social media is a risk to humanity." 3. What are the similarities and differences between Tourette's influencers and edgy comedians according to Helen Lewis in "The twitches that spread on social media"?  4. Do you agree with 62% of American teenagers who say being able to feel safe and welcome online is more important than people being able to speak their minds freely? Why/why not? 5. Should we classify phone addiction as a medical issue? Why or why not? https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/6/26/22550981/carl... https://www.reuters.com/legal/dozens-us-states-sue... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/28/science/social-... https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/08/30... https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-intera...