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While I totally agree that Instagram is “bad”, I’m not sure why the author ever thought it was less toxic than the other social media properties when the articl
by malvosenior 9y ago
While I totally agree that Instagram is “bad”, I’m not sure why the author ever thought it was less toxic than the other social media properties when the article even says:
”A 2017 study showed that Instagram was the worst social media site for the mental health of young people, who said it made them feel loneliness, insecurity, and a negative body image.”
- mthoms 9y agoI think toxic has generally come to refer to when people treat other people poorly (ie. insults, name-calling, political extremism, uncivilized debate). You're right that Instagram presents its own set of problems though... mostly related to self-image. But there's rarely any malicious intent on the part of users (compared to Twitter and Facebook).
- malvosenior 9y agoI always took toxic to mean unhealthy or bad (that’s the dictionary definition at least) so in that sense it does seem like Instagram is toxic.
- throwajay75284 9y agoyou’re all incorrect. toxic, problematic, troubling, &c are all modern synonyms for overintellectualized finger-wagging dislike