Generation Like Backdrop Blur
Generation Like Poster

Generation Like

"Are kids using social media or is social media using kids?"

Thanks to social media, teens are able to directly interact with their culture - celebrities, movies, brands - in ways never before possible. But is that real empowerment? Or do marketers hold the upper hand? Douglas Rushkoff explores how the teen quest for identity has migrated to the web – and exposes the game of cat-and-mouse that corporations are playing with them.

Top Cast

  • Will Lyman

    Will Lyman

    Narrator (voice)

  • Douglas Rushkoff

    Douglas Rushkoff

    Self

  • Fred Durst

    Fred Durst

    Self (archive footage)

  • Tyler Oakley

    Tyler Oakley

    Self

  • Bonin Bough

    Bonin Bough

    Self

  • Stephen Colbert

    Stephen Colbert

    Self (archive footage)

  • Charles Duhigg

    Charles Duhigg

    Self

  • Oli White

    Oli White

    Self

  • Louise Pentland

    Louise Pentland

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

Thanks to social media, teens are able to directly interact with their culture - celebrities, movies, brands - in ways never before possible. But is that real empowerment? Or do marketers hold the upper hand? Douglas Rushkoff explores how the teen quest for identity has migrated to the web – and exposes the game of cat-and-mouse that corporations are playing with them.

Rating

7.0 / 10
4 Reviews
0 Popular

Recommendations