Trying to Adult
010 Elliot Bewick on Gen-Z: the Dark Side of Social Media and Cult of Self Improvement

Social media is shaping an entire generation - but is it doing more harm than good? In this episode, I sit down with ****Elliot Bewick, host of The Next Generation Podcast, content creator, and videographer, to how social media is warping our perceptions of reality.
Expect to learn
- How the curated, polished lives of influencers are make effect you more than you think.
- Whether social media use is a compulsive or addictive behaviour - and why both are damaging.
- The battle between self-improvement culture and the rejection of toxic productivity -are we improving ourselves or just chasing another impossible worthless standard?
If you’ve ever felt like social media is messing with you or that the self improvement industry can sometimes make you feel worse, then this episode is for you.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- 09 Feb 2025
Social media is shaping an entire generation - but is it doing more harm than good? In this episode, I sit down with ****Elliot Bewick, host of The Next Generation Podcast, content creator, and videographer, to how social media is warping our perceptions of reality.
Expect to learn
- How the curated, polished lives of influencers are make effect you more than you think.
- Whether social media use is a compulsive or addictive behaviour - and why both are damaging.
- The battle between self-improvement culture and the rejection of toxic productivity -are we improving ourselves or just chasing another impossible worthless standard?
If you’ve ever felt like social media is messing with you or that the self improvement industry can sometimes make you feel worse, then this episode is for you.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.