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I agree with you - it rewards attention seeking behavior and short attention spans. That said I understand the term of good quality - in that it isn't vitrioli
by boringg 6y ago
I agree with you - it rewards attention seeking behavior and short attention spans.
That said I understand the term of good quality - in that it isn't vitriolic political messaging, conspiracy theories etc. It's mostly devoid of any true meaning - more like entertaining, sometimes hilarious content. I wouldn't say it's enlightening or provides much educational value. As I said early it also probably reinforces short attention span, attention seeking dopamine feed back loops... likely long term damage to brain development.
Just my opinion, no facts here.
- boringg 6y agoIt also creates this expectation that your life is a performance for other people or that you produce content for other people to digest to get your dopamine rewards. There's going to be a strange generation coming down the pipeline.
- coddle-hark 6y agoIsn’t all social media like this though?
- leetcrew 6y agoyes to an extent, but there is a spectrum. I would count most forums under the umbrella of "social media", but for the most part I don't find them to have that performative aspect. platforms where your account is more strongly tied to your IRL identity and photos/videos are the main thing shared tend to be a lot more performative.