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He's about right but it's not really a ground breaking observation.

• nkozyra 7y ago
  Agreed, it seems a casual observation that's heading toward universal opinion. Though I agree with the sentiment, I'm not sure Linus carries much authority in speaking about social media.
  • bauerd 7y ago
    I'm not so sure a lot of people outside of HN view social media as a disease …
    • thejohnconway 7y ago
      Social media gets a lot of bad press in the mainstream media. A lot of people in non-tech circles talk about how to spend less time on Facebook, etc., because they feel it has a negative impact. Personally, I think it's a shame big social media is such a general disaster, because I've always had a good experience on Facebook and Twitter.
    • hi5eyes 7y ago
      its becoming quite a common take on social media, especially all the "look at my blog post on how i quit social media" posts on reddit youtubers/ig accounts are very open about the effects of social media, maybe you should check some other sites to see HN... isn't that unique in this view