I cringe when my memories come up daily and I look back at the things I said 17 years ago. Things captured forever that were obviously attention seeking, even if I didn’t know it or think it back then.

If this is what social media can feel like for a fairly educated, 53-year-old, mostly well-adjusted adult who has spent years working professionally with these platforms, what is it like for a teenager growing up with them?

Sree Sreenivasan is our guest for Ep. 55. How do we live with technology that can simultaneously connect us, help us and harm us? The goal isn't necessarily to get off social media. We have to figure out how to use it in a way that is healthy and balanced, particularly for those of us who use it for advocacy and/or as part of our job.