Social Media... The Good and The Bad

The Invincibly Broken Podcast

This week's episode Orlando and Julian rejoice over the first live sporting event since the start of the pandemic; UFC 249 was interesting with no audience. Upcoming PGA/LPGA tournaments and upcoming golfing exhibition between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell cries over having to play baseball for only $1.6 million. Be on the lookout, because Mike Tyson is back!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2020/05/10/ufc-249-results-winners-bonuses-ko-highlights/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29174318/rays-ace-blake-snell-says-refuses-play-reduced-salary%3fplatform=amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2891199-is-the-world-ready-for-a-mike-tyson-comeback-fight-in-2020.amp.html

Meanwhile, in Kansas, a man takes the vows of "’Till death do us part" very seriously by challenging his ex-wife to a samurai sword-fighting duel to forgo divorce court and custody of their children.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/14/man-requests-sword-fight-ex-wife-lawyer-settle-legal-dispute

Owners of Hearth Bistro in Taylors, South Carolina would you like to enjoy a nice, romantic meal with your partner and a few of blow-up dolls

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/05/14/Restaurant-using-blow-up-dolls-to-enforce-social-distancing/3491589483730/

Orlando and Julian tackling an important, and often, talked about subject… social media. They discuss why people feel like they need to voice all their opinion on the web and why they feel that only their opinion matters. Are people addicted to social media? Does spending countless hours on social media make you depressed? Why is it that people want their lives to be like the media they consume?

All that and more on this week’s episode

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ajagrawal/2016/03/18/its-not-all-bad-the-social-good-of-social-media/#2fe3f6cf756f

https://childmind.org/article/how-using-social-media-affects-teenagers/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2017/06/30/a-run-down-of-social-medias-effects-on-our-mental-health/#bd637fc2e5af

https://sysomos.com/2016/12/22/impact-social-media-networks-society/

https://www.addictioncenter.com/drugs/social-media-addiction/

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