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I really hope this is a sign of the end times for Facebook. I genuinely believe that the world will be better off without it, and its effect on culture, mental
by duncan_bayne 9y ago
I really hope this is a sign of the end times for Facebook. I genuinely believe that the world will be better off without it, and its effect on culture, mental health, work habits, and socialisation. _Especially_ for young people.
- darkstar999 9y agoWe might be seeing the (slow) decline of Facebook, but in no way will we see the decline of social media that causes those bad effects.
- duncan_bayne 9y agoUnless there is a sufficient cultural backlash for social media _in general_ to become 'uncool'. "Look at that loser. Spends all his time checking Instagram." Is it Machiavellian to wonder how we could memetically inoculate children against social media?
- egypturnash 9y agoNo. Not at all. We teach kids about a lot of dangers already. Some are real, some are highly exaggerated. For-profit social media is a thing we’re starting to realize may be a complicated, subtle danger. Maybe all social media. Maybe just corporate-owned social media.
- duncan_bayne 9y agoYeah, that's what I meant :) I run my own Mattermost server for friends and family.
- ldiracdelta 9y agoIt could become a low class thing like consuming soda.