How Screens Have Warped Morality

About this episode

Megan Garber discusses the impact of media on morality and the concept of 'screen person syndrome' with Jon Favreau.

Megan Garber, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the new book Screen People , joins Offline to explain how we’re no longer just an audience for the media we consume; we’re also actors and producers in an endless show of our own creation. She and Jon discuss the corrosive nature of an internet filled with “main characters,” whether it’s possible to overcome screen person syndrome, and why our survival as a country depends on it.

People in this episode

Host: Jon Favreau

Guest: Megan Garber

Topics covered

• media consumption
• internet culture
• morality
• screen person syndrome
• societal impact

Keywords

• media
• morality
• internet
• screen person syndrome
• society
• culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Atlantic

Books & works: Screen People

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