(1) Older Americans have become interested in technology and social media for many reasons. Within the digital realm, this disinformation problem is caused by what could be considered a newer form of...

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(1) Older Americans have become interested in technology and social media for many reasons. Within the digital realm, this disinformation problem is caused by what could be considered a newer form of motivated cognition: the social media filter bubble. Social media platforms are built to promote the content that we are likeliest to engage with by collecting data about us, create ever more precise advertising profiles. As motivated cognition takes hold of us online, we are increasingly pushed into filter bubbles as a given platform recognizes what kind of person we are—connecting to family, grandkids, kids or whether NFL watchers or even social hermits.



One potential factor to consider is the reported feelings of loneliness—the perceived mismatch between one’s desired depth of social connectedness and what actually experience—found across all age groups. And while younger individuals may experience feelings of loneliness more than older people, there is a compelling demographic and emerging empirical case to focus on the older population segment. Demographically, with projections of more than 2 billion individuals age 60 and over in 2050 and recent polling data reporting a surge in the percentage of older adults reporting use of social media platforms, it is essential we develop a better sense of how older adults engage with these platforms and how factors affecting this group (i.e. loneliness) may have on their online behavior. What are your thoughts?


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Answer To: (1) Older Americans have become interested in technology and social media for many reasons. Within...

Sumita Mitra answered on Aug 29 2021
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Older adults use of social media platforms:
In today’s fast paced world, we seem to face issues
of generation gap and lack of time for each other in the families. Hence we can see that the younger generation have less time and affection for their grandparents. This leads to issues like loneliness and depression in the long run. As the human touch and affection seem to vanish fast from our lives, the older adults hence, have become interested in technology and social media platforms for many reasons.
As motivated cognition takes hold of us online, we are increasingly...
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