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I mean social media is not new and don’t recall a time in the last 15 years or so when it seemed like there were so many happening simultaneously
by undefined3840 7y ago
I mean social media is not new and don’t recall a time in the last 15 years or so when it seemed like there were so many happening simultaneously
- dgellow 7y agoEvents I personally remember from the past ~10 years: - arabic spring, ~2011, ~6 countries (from memory: morocco, egypt, tunisia, yemen, lybia, syria), all in the same year - major greek protests (I believe 2009 or 2010, may be earlier) - ukranian revolution (~2014 IIRC) - major protests in Turkey around 2013 - big protests in the US (Ferguson was around 2014 I think?) - massive protests in Spain in 2017 - protests in Thailand before and after the military coup of 2014 A quick google search gives me a list of "crisis situations in Europe since 2000" with some dates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_situations_and_unrest_in_Europe_since_2000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_situations_and_unrest_i... . That's only for the small part of the world I'm the more familiar with.
- undefined3840 7y agoKey word is simultaneously.
- dgellow 7y agoSure, check a bit the dates I mentioned. If you look for big civilian protests worldwide in let's say 2011 or 2014 you will se a lot of things happening during the same year. Of course it depends what you consider to be simultaneous or not. My point is that it isnt clear to me that the current situation is unique. I feel that we are pretty bad at remembering the zeitgeist from the past. But I only have a limited knowledge of protests and conflicts around the world, I m sure that I missed a lot of things happening.
- malandrew 7y agoAlgorithmic echo chambers are a new development.
- undefined3840 7y agoSocial media is not new.