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From the Ted Talk by Wael Ghonim: Let's design social media that drives real change

Unscramble the Blue Letters

That day I made a very hard decision. I decided to go silent, completely silent. It was a moment of deafet. I stayed silent for more than two years, and I used the time to reflect on everything that happened, trying to usneadntrd why did it happen. It became caelr to me that while it's true that polarization is primarily driven by our human behavior, social mdeia shapes this behavior and magnifies its impact. Say you want to say something that is not based on a fact, pick a fight or ignroe someone that you don't like. These are all natural human impulses, but because of tcnhoelgoy, acting on these impulses is only one click away.

Open Cloze

That day I made a very hard decision. I decided to go silent, completely silent. It was a moment of ______. I stayed silent for more than two years, and I used the time to reflect on everything that happened, trying to __________ why did it happen. It became _____ to me that while it's true that polarization is primarily driven by our human behavior, social _____ shapes this behavior and magnifies its impact. Say you want to say something that is not based on a fact, pick a fight or ______ someone that you don't like. These are all natural human impulses, but because of __________, acting on these impulses is only one click away.

Solution

  1. clear
  2. media
  3. understand
  4. defeat
  5. technology
  6. ignore

Original Text

That day I made a very hard decision. I decided to go silent, completely silent. It was a moment of defeat. I stayed silent for more than two years, and I used the time to reflect on everything that happened, trying to understand why did it happen. It became clear to me that while it's true that polarization is primarily driven by our human behavior, social media shapes this behavior and magnifies its impact. Say you want to say something that is not based on a fact, pick a fight or ignore someone that you don't like. These are all natural human impulses, but because of technology, acting on these impulses is only one click away.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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facebook page 2
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state security 2
echo chambers 2
hate speech 2
critical challenges 2
media experiences 2
reward people 2
mutual understanding 2

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social media experiences 2

Important Words

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