Chill Discussions - Impact of Social Media & Big Tech
🌿 About Event
We spend hours a day on platforms built to hold our attention. We should understand the impact to us, to our relationships, and to the world we share. The Impact of Social Media & Big Tech is an evening of honest conversation about the technology that shapes so much of modern life.
You’ll move between small groups you choose yourself. You’ll talk about how social media affects your own wellbeing and relationships, then take on bigger questions such as privacy, regulation, misinformation, and the power of Big Tech. The evening ends with a lively look at solutions, and a few devil’s advocates will make sure no idea goes unchallenged.
🕰 Flow / Schedule
6:30 – 6:40 Welcome + Framing 6:40 – 6:50 Icebreaker 6:50 – 7:20 Personal & Social Impact: Breakout Groups 7:20 – 7:55 What are the Major Issues 7:55 – 8:20 Solutions & Alternatives (with Devil’s Advocates) 8:20 – 8:30 Closing Reflections + Mingling
💫 Who This Is For
This space is for anyone who has ever closed an app feeling worse than when they opened it, or who simply wonders where all of this is heading. Tech workers, creators, students, parents, skeptics, and enthusiasts are all welcome. You don’t need any expertise, only curiosity and a willingness to listen to views different from your own.
🏛 About The Commons
The Commons is a community-based "Fourth Place" that catalyzes each member's path to authenticity, full self-expression, and aliveness - rooted in the belief that community is essential to that journey. Located in the heart of San Francisco, we are redefining what it means to gather, work, and connect. By day, we're a playful co-working space; by night, a vibrant community meeting house.
🚪 Arrival Info
The Commons is located at 550 Laguna St, San Francisco (corner of Hayes & Laguna).
Enter via the stairway under The Commons sign at the basement level.