{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62046f3703535100130e2f67/62b40f29110acf0012ff9832?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Switching off for 2 weeks, perils of tribalism in society, responsibility as an education-enabler","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62046f3703535100130e2f67/1655967322913-7fb9dde23b07b40691a7bee5a0f37338.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Introduction</strong></p><p>I met Boris in 2018 when I interviewed him for a role at the software company I was with back then. I was so impressed by his knowledge, and his potential for success, that I told him to look elsewhere. This honesty paved the foundation for our friendship. From looking at ways we should limit social media use to understanding how tribalism, perpetuated by today’s media outlets, has become one of the biggest threats to society, episode 20 of The Median Podcast is very two much friends critically analysing what the current state of the world is.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>00:02:42 What do I do next in life, blocking out the noise, beginning a new chapter</p><p>00:12:00 The great experiment of switching off, two weeks without internet, the perils of being constantly being connected, being pushed by different agendas by social media</p><p>00:23:02 Instil or enforce discipline when it comes to social media use, a corporation’s social responsibility, the trouble with hidden agendas</p><p>00:32:40 Thinking critically as the solution, giving responsibility to children, publicly have the conversation around social media use</p><p>00:43:00 Return to tribalism as the biggest threat to society, the role of media today, making a stand versus the narrative-purpose, a decentralised news outlet</p><p>00:53:00 Rise of new media, Substack, podcasting as a new medium</p><p>00:55:00 Tom Brady versus school teachers, increasing training standards for teachers, making an education a public good, teaching life skills</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow me</strong></p><p>https://www.twitter.com/anotherjeffchan</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow The Median Podcast</strong></p><p>https://www.twitter.com/themedianpod</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/the_median_podcast/</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/The-Median-Podcast-110447448247432</p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-median-podcast/</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Watch The Median Podcast</strong></p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmXAjpJOKgY</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listen to The Median Podcast</strong></p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-median-podcast/id1609340408</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/show/7zA5GltN9UktcrVlqSeoLa</p><p>https://shows.acast.com/the-median-podcast</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support The Median Podcast&nbsp;</strong></p><p>http://supporter.acast.com/the-median-podcast</p>","author_name":"Jeff Chan"}