Why We Care What Other People Think & How Social Media is Shaping Language

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Science, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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UPGRADE TO SYSK PREMIUM! To unlock ad-free listening to over 1,000 episodes plus receive exclusive weekly bonus content, go to ⁠ https://SYSKPremium.com As people age, changes in the eyes require that some to get reading glasses to see things clearly close-up. What’s odd is that women seem to require reading glasses at an earlier age than men. Why? Listen as I reveal the interesting answer. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120623144946.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com We all want to get along and be liked but some people take it to the extreme. These are people pleasers. They worry about what other people think of them. If someone doesn’t return a phone call right away they fear that person is mad at them. If the boss offers criticism they worry they are going to be fired. You may be a people pleaser or know others who are. People pleasing is exhausting. Here with some insight and advice is Meg Josephson. She is a psychotherapist with a particular interest in this topic and she is the author of the book Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You (https://amzn.to/46dZjvR) Here is the link to Meg’s videos on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@megjosephson Social media and algorithms are impacting language in some ways you can’t imagine. While it is not unlike how other media (television, movies, books etc.) have altered language in the past, this is coming from a very different place for very different reasons. And the momentum seems to ramp up in middle schools. Here to explain this is Adam Aleksic, a linguist and content creator whose work has been mentioned in the New York Times, The Economist, and The Guardian. Adam is author a book called Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language (https://amzn.to/40Oc9gX) There are two theories on how to hang a roll of toilet paper. Some say the end should roll down the front while others say the end should roll down the back. Who is correct? Well, it depends. But I can tell you what the inventor of toilet paper had in mind. Listen and find out. https://www.digitaljournal.com/life/yes-there-is-a-correct-way-to-hang-toilet-paper/article/435790 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! SHOPIFY: Shopify is the commerce platform for millions of businesses around the world! To start selling today, sign up for your $1 per month trial at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://Shopify.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INDEED: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ right now! QUINCE: Keep it classic and cool with long lasting staples from Quince! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns! HERS: Whether you want to lose weight, grow thicker, fuller hair, or find relief for anxiety, Hers has you covered. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forhers.com/something⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, why women usually need reading glasses sooner than men.
0:08.0	Then, great advice for people pleasers who are always worried about what others think.
0:14.0	Rather than feeding into the urgency that people pleasing, uh-oh, someone's mad at me, so I'm going to text them. Are we okay? Did
0:22.3	I do something wrong? Putting the phone down, just slowing down that process is communicating
0:27.9	to the body. I'm not in danger.
0:29.8	Then the right way to hang a roll of toilet paper and how algorithms in social media are
0:36.3	changing our language and the change seems
0:38.9	to start in middle school.
0:40.5	Children particularly like adopting new words because it's a way to build their own
0:46.1	identity and differentiate themselves from adults. I don't need to adopt the word skibbitty
0:50.2	right now because I don't need to prove anything about who I am as a person, but it might
0:54.7	make a difference in a middle school. All this today on Something You Should Know.
1:00.7	Right, that's it. Come on. Lights out. You've got a test tomorrow. Just two minutes. I'm about to
1:05.1	reach the next level. It's going off now. Yeah, whatever. Let's see. Where's the app? Oh, here it is.
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1:36.5	Something you should know. Fascinating intel. The world's top experts.
1:43.7	And practical advice you can use in your life. Today, something you should know with Mike Carruthers.
1:51.6	As people get older, they lose the ability, we all lose the ability, to see things clearly close up.
1:55.9	But there's an interesting difference here between men and women.
1:59.1	Hi and welcome to something you should know.
2:01.2	Presbyopia, it's the condition of the eye that causes people to need reading glasses
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