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This is a pretty pathetic piece but ends with the same question that is discussed in both Fukuyama's and Jonathan Haidt's latest books: Is liberal democracy com
by krona 8y ago
This is a pretty pathetic piece but ends with the same question that is discussed in both Fukuyama's and Jonathan Haidt's latest books: Is liberal democracy compatible with social media? We don't know because we've never tried it before, but we're about to find out.
- amelius 8y ago> we're about to find out But would we know if social media are the cause of all problems? All we have is a correlation.
- krona 8y agoSocial media isn't a cause because there is nothing you can do with it that couldn't be done before it existed. However it doesn't mean that it makes some things more or less likely. There are numerous studies at the individual level attributing the rise of various mental health problems to social media. That's not really debatable at this point; what is more interesting are the social repercussions, looking at the effects on whole populations. This is one of the topics of the books I mention.
- tomjen3 8y agoIf not, doesn't it prove that democracy isn't compatible with, well, people? Alternatively, lets add political opinions to the list of things you can't discriminate on, we are halfway there with religious beliefs, and move on.