Social media

One of the most obvious issues with social media is the way it has become so vitriolic. People posting hate and prejudice and inciting others.

And for kids social media can be really destructive. For example, there are many documented cases of suicide due to on line bullying and/or the influence of suicide websites.

Its brought about a huge social shift compared to past generations. Its.been compared to Guttenberg. But personally I think it has even wider reaching ramefications

On the positive side we have so much knowledge at our fingertips and the ability to connect across the world in ways that couldn't be dreamed of in the past. Its very exciting to me. I hate the fact I won't be around to see what happens.
 
Morning Glory said:
One of the most obvious issues with social media is the way it has become so vitriolic. People posting hate and prejudice and inciting others.
And for kids social media can be really destructive
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The big problem with social media is that there are no immediate paybacks. If you'd shouted out " Mary stayed out all night!" 50 years ago, you'd probably have got a smack in the mouth from Mary's boyfriend or dad. You can post whatever you like on social media these days with little, or no retribution, so people feel galvanised to express the most absurd opinions about anything; mostly, anything they know nothing about.

I'm on all social media ( except Twitter) because I use it to promote my Indian food/chutneys, etc. I use it with discretion, but recently discovered I'm on "Threads"- the FB version of Twitter. Recently, I've noticed some truly idiotic, childish,brainless, naive, ridiculous, simple-minded, empty-headed and moronic posts. Eg:
"Why is the food on Paris so bad? My pizza was dry, the tacos from Taco Bell were ok, but I hated the churros"
" If you don't tip 40% of the bill, then don't come back to my restaurant!"
"Why can't I get mac & cheese in Rome? It's pasta, right?"
" I just came back from Scotland and there were loads of men wearing skirts"
" Ieft some rice out overnight. Can I use it, or will I get botulism?"
Yes. True - but I just ignore them. In the olden days, if you really wanted to learn about something, you went to a library and looked it up. Not once, but two, three, four or five times, from different sources, so you actually got a consensus. You can do exactly the same on google, but only if you have the patience.
Social media can (and probably is) destructive for kids - but also for adults. Banning it for under 16s is really rather pointless, IMO.
 
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If you get a chance, watch The Social Dilemma. As if it hasn't been obvious, people from the big tech firms explain how the social media platforms are engineered to create addiction and the feeds you get are are pushing narratives they want to drive, while hiding things they don't want you to see. "They", by the way, includes governments who strong-arm them. Zuckerberg himself even talked about how the US government demanded they censor certain content and to push others to align with their tyrannical Covid lockdown mandates. I noticed their psyops myself when I had a FB account for a year or two. Going into the 2016 election, channels I followed were very clearly being shadow banned and my feeds were being filled with commie propaganda. It was at that point I decided I wanted no part of it and nuked my account. This is all aside from the fact that these platforms are massive data gathering ops that build profiles of you. It's truly Orwellian 1984-level stuff.

 
Gone Hiking said:
If you get a chance, watch The Social Dilemma. As if it hasn't been obvious, people from the big tech firms explain how the social media platforms are engineered to create addiction and the feeds you get are are pushing narratives they want to drive, while hiding things they don't want you to see. "They", by the way, includes governments who strong-arm them. Zuckerberg himself even talked about how the US government demanded they censor certain content and to push others to align with their tyrannical Covid lockdown mandates. I noticed their psyops myself when I had a FB account for a year or two. Going into the 2016 election, channels I followed were very clearly being shadow banned and my feeds were being filled with commie propaganda. It was at that point I decided I wanted no part of it and nuked my account. This is all aside from the fact that these platforms are massive data gathering ops that build profiles of you. It's truly Orwellian 1984-level stuff.

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Yep, I've never had a social media account excluding one on myspace for several months many many years ago. They don't exist for the user(s) best interest.
 
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