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I think toxic has generally come to refer to when people treat other people poorly (ie. insults, name-calling, political extremism, uncivilized debate). You're
by mthoms 9y ago
I 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