The Truth About Social Media | A GaryVee Mashup
The GaryVee Audio Experience
Gary Vaynerchuk
4.8 • 18.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2020
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Today’s episode is a mashup of my opinion on the truth around social media and why it’s exposing us rather than changing us. Enjoy! Let me know what you think. Tweet me or leave a review.
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| 0:25.0 | Twitter is definitely the place that you can't miss it. In general, I think if you're not following me on Twitter, it's a huge mistake. Gary V. E on Twitter, check it out. |
| 0:33.0 | This is the Gary V. Audio Experience. |
| 0:38.0 | Today's podcast is a mashup where Gary gives his opinion on the truth about social media. Enjoy. |
| 0:45.0 | You're clearly like really bullish on social media. |
| 0:48.0 | Yes. I've heard. |
| 0:50.0 | We've all grown up with social media and such. Make sense? |
| 0:53.0 | I think we're recognizing the upsides, but also recognizing the downsides. Even these companies are talking about things like they know the technology is addictive. |
| 1:01.0 | We know the technology is addictive all that. We see a lot of people that are one to detox sometimes. |
| 1:07.0 | So how do you think what does the evolution of social media look like in that regard? Companies understanding that people don't want to always be connected. |
| 1:16.0 | But understanding that social media is not going away. What does that whole evolution look like? |
| 1:22.0 | Accountability. |
| 1:25.0 | If you, even for a second, think it's a good idea for Apple and Google and Facebook to help you be less addicted, you are on the path of losing. |
| 1:37.0 | You don't like Instagram? Delete it. |
| 1:45.0 | The second we allow ourselves to let the machines help us help ourselves is a second you become more vulnerable. I believe that. |
| 1:58.0 | Sure. Like you want Apple to limit the amount of time you're on Instagram for you. Like you think that's the way that's what you want that? |
| 2:06.0 | That's not the way that's what you want. |
| 2:09.0 | You're going to be the next thing. |
| 2:13.0 | You're either a cap. Social media is exposing us. It's not changing us. There is no social media, brother. They're empty fucking pipes. |
| 2:22.0 | Social media doesn't make you mean. Social media doesn't make you insecure. You're insecure. You're mean. |
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