How do we want to live in times of social media consuming us, and “being most
successful when it trigges the seven deadly sins” (quote by Reid Hoffman, co-
founder of LinkedIn)? We were invited to participate in the performative tour “Digital
Sins: Hochmut & Narzissmus” taking place in the Museum for Communications
Berlin. As part of the excursions to the light and dark spheres of social media, we
brought scientific insights that empower social media users to take back their
autonomy and creativity. Our partisans on a hero’s journey, Dr. Julia Baum and
Zsuzsa Komaromy, shared a neurocognitive perspective on how deepfakes, bad
news, misinformation, and conspiriacy theories cloud our mind, brains, and
judgments. With the gained knowledge and clarity, and above all with music and
humour, we found a way out of the attention economy. We were honoured to be part
of this fun and enlightening journey with Sabrina Rossetto and Berhard Glocksin
from Neuköllner Oper, Dr. Catharina Katzer, Prof. Simon Gegelich, violinist Luiza
Labouriau, Lisa Mader as Sigmund Freud and Kamil Ahmad as leader of the partisan
group.
For more information and the upcoming second edition of Digital Sins: Wut &
Trägheit, visit the mfk-berlin or the neuköllner oper websites.
Links: https://www.mfk-berlin.de/audiowalk-digital-sins/
https://www.neukoellneroper.de/digital-sins-neue-exkursionen-ins-fegefeuer-der-
social-media/
