Our Life?
Belle, Diana, Michelle, and Victor of Tsinghua University High School International use original animation and the power of music to tackle difficult questions around what we have made of our lives through our relationships to technology and social media.
Inspired by the Center for Humane Technology's Ledger of Harms, our Futures Media artists present their own vision in advocating for a more humane approach to the perils of social media and its more invisible harms to society.
"While social networks claim to connect us, all too often they distract us from connecting with those directly in front of us, leaving many feeling both connected and socially isolated.
As technology increasingly pervades our waking lives, research is showing a wide range of effects on our happiness, our self image, and our mental health.
Exposure to unrestrained levels of digital technology can have serious long term consequences for children’s development, creating permanent changes in brain structure that impact how children will think, feel, and act throughout their lives."