WOF 263: The Social Dilemma

The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

Brandon Vogt

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🗓️ 21 December 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

A hit Netflix documentary, “The Social Dilemma,” is a film about the dark side of social media explained by the Silicon Valley innovators behind it. Bishop Barron discusses some of the film's insights and offers a Catholic perspective on social media, technology, and their addictive qualities.

A listener asks, if Joseph descended from David, but is not Jesus' biological father, how is Jesus considered to be related to David?

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0:00.0	Well, I'm in my chair, my room, and I head on the table next to me, my iPhone, right, my smartphone.
0:05.7	And I watched this movie and suddenly, I usually don't do this, but the little sound thing was on on my phone.
0:12.8	So I'm watching and suddenly, ding, someone sent me a text.
0:17.2	Well, like Pavlov's dog, I turned from this film that was telling me that these things are addictive,
0:26.2	and I went right to the phone and I thought, I just did it.
0:28.7	And it was some stupid, I don't forget what it was, some stupid notification.
0:32.4	But I had to check it because these machines are designed to, I don't know, all the physiology and chemistry,
0:40.7	but something happens in your brain when, oh, oh, someone wants to talk to me.
0:46.2	Someone liked my video.
0:47.8	Someone is reaching out to me.
0:49.4	Someone sent me an email.
0:51.2	We're like, let's say, 98.7 times out of 100.
0:54.6	This is all trivial nonsense.
1:05.4	Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show.
1:07.6	I'm Brandon Vott, the Senior Content Director,
1:10.3	and joining me here as the years about to end is Bishop Robert Barron, Bishop Barron,
1:15.2	Good to see you.
1:16.0	Hey, Brandon, always good to see you.
1:17.5	How are things in Orlando?
1:19.2	You're doing well.
1:20.1	We're still, you know, hot down there.
1:22.0	The COVID, yeah, it's hot, it's tough with seven kids.
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