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> if you don't want to be subject to these behaviors don't use social media It is nearly impossible to engage in modern democracy without engaging in social me
by 23B1 6y ago
> if you don't want to be subject to these behaviors don't use social media
It is nearly impossible to engage in modern democracy without engaging in social media. I'm not saying this isn't a slippery slope, but when the only way to participate in our economy and government is online... well, there's a general public good element that needs to be considered by society. I'm not a big fan of government regulation, but the socials clearly aren't going to do it fairly.
- reaperducer 6y agoIt is nearly impossible to engage in modern democracy without engaging in social media. I think you're using too broad a definition of "nearly." Aside from HN, and the occasional write-only rant on Twitter, I do not use social media. And have never used it in any way to keep in touch with my government. And I'm not alone. There are millions of people in the United States and hundreds of millions of people around the world who do not use social media.