Each project created for this research aimed to explore the stacked pressures loop. The objective was to inform individuals about the potential harm social media causes through its algorithm and advocate for how mental health is affected through continued use.
To address this situation, it was obvious to communicate the concern using the platforms in which the algorithm mechanism is built: social media and social platforms.
Artifacts
Podcast
I host a short podcast series connected to my capstone research to discuss the literature with less formality. I guide listeners through quick self-check questions, guest conversation insights, and practical micro-strategies so staying connected online does not have to feel like constant work.
Across the episodes, the research is translated into conversational language that unpacks how overload, social expectations, and identity-based pressure can quietly train individuals into experiencing fatigue, performative posting, and autopilot scrolling, even when we only meant to check one thing while using the platform.