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Course: Social media literacy > Unit 2
Lesson 5: Take action! Share your storyWhy is storytelling important to the movement for humane technology?
The power of your story
Why is storytelling important to the movement for humane technology?
Social media has become dominant in our lives and our world. We’re told that it’s for having fun and making connections. But behind the likes, shares, and comments on social media, there are harmful experiences that are often hidden.
Take a look at these powerful stories from #MySocialTruth, a platform for young people to bring their voices to the movement for humane technology. Reading stories like these and sharing our own experiences can give us more insight into what is really happening on social media, and what changes we want to see.
Want to join the conversation?
Story telling is a necessity because it can open the eyes of people who otherwise would not have thought about it that way.(7 votes)- Storytelling can be important to many because it gives a perspective from many different people, showing what other may have not seen.(4 votes)
- i think that is u r an adult like over 16 or 18 than u can do what u want online and create ur own screen time but us or some of us kids shouldnt(3 votes)
- "People just shouldn't care what others are posting." if it was that easy we wouldn't care.(2 votes)
I fell like you shouldn't care what people is posting(1 vote)
#MySocialTruth
this is very true tho
----MrTeapot(1 vote)
people should not care what other people think on the internet and just focus and have fun in the real world with their friends and family.(1 vote)
Story telling is vital in making others see our point of view, and put themselves in our shoes.(1 vote)- Story telling has been used throughout history and it's very cool to hear about stories from all across the world.(1 vote)
- Story telling has been used throughout history and it's very cool to hear about stories from all across the world.(1 vote)