Social media, as conceptualized by Jamie Wheal, is a digital echo chamber where hyperconnectivity meets the primal wiring of the human brain. It's a realm wherein the algorithms amplify our cognitive biases and emotional peaks—creating feedback loops of tribalism, validation, and outrage. The platforms serve as modern-day coliseums for social and ideological skirmishes, while simultaneously functioning as dopamine dispensers, keeping us perpetually engaged. Beyond mere communication, social media orchestrates a theater of identity and influence, manipulating attentional landscapes and shaping collective consciousness in real-time. It's both a boundless canvass for creativity and expression and a crucible for our deepest fears and desires, making it a powerful, double-edged sword in the digital age.

See also: flow genome project, radical hope, psychedelic experience, peak experience