Podcast
Dear Digital Future
Hosted by PROJECT ROCKIT · ENGLISH
AI, Algorithms, social media bans, scrolling, cancelling, echo chambers, representation. The fake, the real, the filtered in-between.
Honestly, where would we be without social media? It’s got solid highs and crash-and-burn lows - but hey, let’s figure it out together at Dear Digital Future - brought to you by Project Rockit’s National Youth Collective.
Dear Digital Future by PROJECT ROCKIT's National Youth Collective is an 8 part series where young Australians speak to their lived experience of the digital world across the continuum's of Fake/Real, Complex/Simple, Social/Isolated, Efficiency/Procrastination, Public/Private, Control/Agency, Likes/Dislikes and Kindness/Hate.
We know the digital world is a nuanced place and inspired by the work and data from the Australian Youth Digital Index and powered by the Telstra Foundation we look forward to engaging with you through provocative and passionate conversations.
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Fake/Real - Part 2
Jan 1800:09:39Tap to summarizeAnd, we end the series with our final discussion on "the fake, the real and the filtered in-between." This has been the first series of DEAR DIGITAL FUTURE. We will return to your inbox soon. Is anything real anymore? Are we our authentic selves online, or is it all a production? In this final two-part episode we discuss the continuum from authenticity through to fakeness online. Is it all fake news and fads? We unpack the way we use filters, our a algorithms ability to share things we don't share with anyone on reddit, bias in the smallest and largest parts of our online lives and what role do we play in all of this? And we ask - how can we make it better. Hansika, Vedrana & Olivia share their experiences, expectations and expose the challenge of living an authentic life online. Produced by PROJECT ROCKIT and our National Youth Collective with support from the Telstra Foundation.
Transcribe →Fake/Real - Part 1
Jan 1100:10:30Tap to summarizeIs anything real anymore? Are we our authentic selves online, or is it all a production? In this final two-part episode we discuss the continuum from authenticity through to fakeness online. Is it all fake news and fads? We unpack the way we use filters, our a algorithms ability to share things we don't share with anyone on reddit, bias in the smallest and largest parts of our online lives and what role do we play in all of this? And we ask - how can we make it better. Hansika, Vedrana & Olivia share their experiences, expectations and expose the challenge of living an authentic life online. Produced by PROJECT ROCKIT and our National Youth Collective with support from the Telstra Foundation.
Transcribe →Control/Agency
Jan 400:09:22Tap to summarizeAre we in control of our feed? Or does it control us? Digital technology gives us the world at our fingertips - but how much say do we have and how much is our tech controlling us? In this episode, Konan, Raghu & Chris share stories and trade thoughts around just how much control they have over their feed and how they craft the most nuanced algorithm. Produced by PROJECT ROCKIT and our National Youth Collective with support from the Telstra Foundation.
Transcribe →Kindness/Hate
Dec 2800:09:33Tap to summarizeWe see some of the best parts of humanity supporting and helping each other through digital technology, but we also see the worst and most awful aspects of who we are online. How do we balance all of that? How do we make sense of all of this existing in the same online space? What can we do to combat hate and ultimately be kinder both online - and off. In this episode of Dear Digital Future, Rispah, Rehan and Jovia discuss the challenges of bringing kindness to the fore in online systems that sometimes feel like they encourage and preference hate. Produced by PROJECT ROCKIT and our National Youth Collective with support from the Telstra Foundation.
Transcribe →Complex/Simple
Dec 2200:08:52Tap to summarizeThe digital world makes so many aspects of our lives easier and simpler, but it is also far more complex and difficult to navigate (like remembering passwords!), or making sense of algorithms and AI. Our digital lives are a contradiction of complexity and simplicity. Adriel, Konan and Fiona delve into their complex digital lives to see where things get easier and more manageable. How do we make technology work for us and not overwhelm and confuse us unnecesserily? Produced by PROJECT ROCKIT and our National Youth Collective with support from the Telstra Foundation.
Transcribe →Efficiency/Procrastination
Dec 1400:09:43Tap to summarizeDigital technology has made us more productive and efficient, but we also use it as a distraction and the endless scroll can drive procrastination. Adi & Rispah share their insights into the ways technology helps and hinders our productivity and find the value in both of those seemingly opposite ways of being. Produced by PROJECT ROCKIT and our National Youth Collective with support from the Telstra Foundation.
Transcribe →Public/Private
Dec 700:09:01Tap to summarizeThe benefits of digital technology and being out and public in the world are amazing, but it makes being private so much harder. In this episode, Dhishana, Kanishka and Hansika discuss the challenges and impacts of living both a private or a public life online. Produced by PROJECT ROCKIT and our National Youth Collective with support from the Telstra Foundation.
Transcribe →Likes/Dislikes
Nov 2600:10:10Tap to summarizeIs it possible that we're just looking back at the good old days, that's why we pass such judgement on social media? How bad actually is it; what does it do that TV doesn't? Is it uniquely bad? In this episode of Dear Digital Future, Theo and Mehela discuss all the things we love and hate about being online - and how rich and wonderful all of that is. Produced by PROJECT ROCKIT and our National Youth Collective with support from the Telstra Foundation.
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