I believe the film’s central premise that technology presents an “existential threat” to our lives is accurate to an extent. I believe these social media companies will do what they can to grow bigger and obtain more engagement in their businesses, using our psychology against us. I believe this has the potential to threaten our society, as social media has exacerbated the divide in society politically and economically. In the film, experts stated that a key issue within the world of technology was that these companies are self-regulated. There are no rules or regulations in place to protect human privacy. Putting new rules and regulations on these companies in place may be a step in the right direction. The financial aspect plays a huge role in this situation, as the motivation behind these companies is to gain money and power. Because of this, I believe taxing companies based on how much information they are accumulating could have an impact on the rate technology is breaking into our lives.
