Is social media the problem or is it humanity that sucks?

[paredler]

I think the problem is humanity, but I'm curious to hear your opinion.

I actually made a video about it if you'd like to listen.

 

[divinemistress87]

Social media has just exposed more of the dark side of humanity

 

[paredler]

Social media has just exposed more of the dark side of humanity

Agreed, it amplifies an already problematic trait of people.

 

[BackToLobby]

Social media it's worst, algorithm gives you all those depressing tiktoks at night for a reason while in China it's all about self improvement

 

[Agon321]

Social media is a reflection of society.
I don't like to blame the tool for the damage, but the people who use it.

In general, I have very limited social media in my life because it causes very negative emotions in me and I only have one thought in my head: extermination.
At the end of my life I try to avoid it.

But it's our fault: humanity.

If society were interested in better content, there wouldn't be so much crap in the mainstream.
We prefer empty and quick dopamine injections instead of interesting and developing content.

The Internet is also a perfect place to vent your frustrations. This is not always possible in real life, so we do it online.

We make problems for ourselves and then blame the whole world for our own mistakes.
Pathetic.

Social media and the internet are going in a terrible direction because we are going in that direction.

 

[Serial Experi Pain]

History tells us it's absolutely humanity. Read any book in any part of history and you're gonna find people being barbaric cunts... Besides, humanity controls social media, anyhow- From those who code the algo, to those who choose what they display on their own.
We as a whole are monsters, that's probably what depresses me most and makes me not want to be here. I've been surrounded by the worst of the worst every corner I turn my entire life. I'm a magnet for them, and they are everywhere I look. I can be one, too. We all could if pushed to limits we likely haven't considered... I hope no one ever would have to be, and I don't understand those who do it for fun.
My main goal in life has been to be as little of an asshole as possible because of how shitty my life has been no matter how hard I've tried to be good without wanting anything out of life but calm/peace and possibly a confidant or two.

It's people who are killing, poisoning, starving others and worse for profit. Humanity is fucked. I wanna see the good in it, and sometimes I do, but overall as a realist we are fuuuuucked.

 

[m4rius]

Both.

Social media worsens a lot of things and can easily radicalise you in an echochamber for example. Misinformation is another headache too, and many more obvious shite

 

[paredler]

History tells us it's absolutely humanity. Read any book in any part of history and you're gonna find people being barbaric cunts... Besides, humanity controls social media, anyhow- From those who code the algo, to those who choose what they display on their own.
We as a whole are monsters, that's probably what depresses me most and makes me not want to be here. I've been surrounded by the worst of the worst every corner I turn my entire life. I'm a magnet for them, and they are everywhere I look. I can be one, too. We all could if pushed to limits we likely haven't considered... I hope no one ever would have to be, and I don't understand those who do it for fun.
My main goal in life has been to be as little of an asshole as possible because of how shitty my life has been no matter how hard I've tried to be good without wanting anything out of life but calm/peace and possibly a confidant or two.

It's people who are killing, poisoning, starving others and worse for profit. Humanity is fucked. I wanna see the good in it, and sometimes I do, but overall as a realist we are fuuuuucked.

I'm not religious, but you made me go AMEN.

 

[Worndown]

Sometimes, all of humanity sucks. Some of humanity always sucks.
Social media just gives everyone faster access to people that suck.
Technically it is our fault for supplying them an easy target. We need to filter what we let into our lives.

 

[not-2-b-the-answer]

I think the problem is humanity, but I'm curious to hear your opinion.

I actually made a video about it if you'd like to listen.

I can't listen to the video RN but the answer is humanity is the problem.
Humanity was horrible long before social media!!!

 

[lita-lassi]

people to be exiled naked to the atacama with only motor oil to drink: whoever invented the social media algorithms that promote nothing but the shiniest, fakest versions of people that make everyone else feel inadequate, was the root of a bunch of suicide and eating disorder spikes in teenage girls and young women, push red pill fascist echochamber garbage that fear-mongered and radicalized a lot of confused young men into thinking violence and oppression was the answer, spread misinformation and castigated anyone with expertise knowledge. THOSE algorithm writers. those that profit off promoting the worst of humanity.

 

[Not Today Satan]

Social media it's worst, algorithm gives you all those depressing tiktoks at night for a reason while in China it's all about self improvement

If you think social media is all about self improvement in China, man, I have some swamp land in Florida to sell you. It's just as bad as social media in the western world. You probably just haven't been down the right rabbit holes.