The Social Dilemma

Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): September 9, 2020

7.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 98 Ratings

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TagglinkSep 27, 2020

Misleading in the worst possible way, the first part of the movie is good at highlighting the problem, but the second part of the movie is confusing, fear-inducing and the very thing that the movie warns you about. You leave the movie with aMisleading in the worst possible way, the first part of the movie is good at highlighting the problem, but the second part of the movie is confusing, fear-inducing and the very thing that the movie warns you about. You leave the movie with a feeling of hopelessness that is completely unnecessary: there are solutions, and the engineers in the documentary know about the solutions, they are simple, but they aren't allowed to say them.… Expand

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DogFoodTasterSep 17, 2020

A bunch of low to medium tier tech elites drone on about how society is going to collapse because they flew so close to the sun. If only they had thought about the repercussions of their brilliance before they unleashed their radiant lightA bunch of low to medium tier tech elites drone on about how society is going to collapse because they flew so close to the sun. If only they had thought about the repercussions of their brilliance before they unleashed their radiant light upon us we might have been able to survive this modern craned neck dystopia.

Each one seems to think think that silicon valley invented advertising. They think all mass media hasn't been using these same techniques for decades. At one point, the main scion of social media, compares the tech advertising model to a bicycle. A bicycle never manipulated you into buying Coke over Pepsi did it? How about comparing it to any of the following: TV, Movies, Video Games, Music, Books, Newspapers.

Absolute waste of time. You're better off staring at a wall. At least you won't be stupider afterwards.… Expand

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MartinTOct 8, 2021

Without proof there is no truth. The documentary provides at most three points of evidence throughout, let alone data. It relies on hypotheticals and apocalyptic metaphor to get their points across, which are ineffective when trying to proveWithout proof there is no truth. The documentary provides at most three points of evidence throughout, let alone data. It relies on hypotheticals and apocalyptic metaphor to get their points across, which are ineffective when trying to prove them. The rest of it is inaccurate or outright provably false. It seems more like a poorly casted movie than something meant to persuade. I never leave negative reviews, but this mockumentary made me make an exception.… Expand

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