‘The Social Dilemma’ Review: Sharing a Sense of Dismay

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Review: Jeff Orlowski’s documentary 'The Social Dilemma,' streaming on Netflix, scrolls through the ways social media warps our perceptions

Jeff Orlowski’s documentary “The Social Dilemma,” streaming on Netflix, looks at the myriad ways our minds are twisted and twirled by social media platforms. Most of the strategies were worked out intentionally, though their extreme efficiency may have been unforeseen.

One unintended consequence has flowed from the invention of the Like button—yes, it needed to be invented, just like the period or the exclamation point—and speaks with special eloquence to the broader nature of the problem. While the button was under development, recalls Justin Rosenstein, who led the effort at Facebook as an engineering manager, the team’s...

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