On 'Settle In,' Kathryn Jezer-Morton and Geoff Bennett explore social media's impact
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[0:07] THE MAIN WAY WE SHARE OUR LIVES
[0:09] WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND
[0:10] STRANGERS ALIKE.
[0:11] IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE OF SETTLE
[0:14] IN, I SPOKE WITH KATHRYN
[0:14] JEZER-MORTON, AUTHOR OF THE NEW
[0:16] BOOK, "THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE,"
[0:18] ABOUT HOW THE INCENTIVES OF
[0:19] SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS HAVE
[0:19] NARROWED THE KINDS OF STORIES WE
[0:20] TELL -- AND SHAPES HOW WE SEE
[0:21] OURSELVES.
[0:23] YOU WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU CALL
[0:26] THE REDEMPTION NARRATIVE, THE
[0:27] PRESSURE TO TURN WHATEVER
[0:29] DIFFICULTY ONE IS GOING THROUGH,
[0:32] INTO THIS STORY OF PERSONAL
[0:34] GROWTH OR TRIUMPH.
[0:34] WHY ARE WE SO DRAWN TO THAT?
[0:35] >> I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING
[0:39] THAT IS AT