Technological Determinism Kayla, the main character featured in the film Eighth Grade , encounters a dramatic, yet common experience with digital media technologies, and shapes her life through this medium. As Kayla experiences severe social anxiety with face-to-face encounters, she turns to social media, as a way to experience discourse and converse with her online peers. Technological determinism is a perspective that is extremely relevant in the case of Kayla in Eighth Grade . It creates the notion that digital media, in this case, determines and shapes the reality in which Kayla exists. Kayla's social presence would not exist if it were not for digital media platforms such as YouTube, and Instagram. Let's turn to anxiety. With the introduction of digital media platforms also emerged an additional external layer of anxiety for individuals who utilize these platforms. Especially in Kayla’s situation, the interactivity of these digital platforms created a chaotic and harmful e...
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