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Is the name “social media” doublespeak? Comparing the online or digital equivalent or approximation as a simulation of reality has either created a false hyperr
by GhettoComputers 5y ago
Is the name “social media” doublespeak? Comparing the online or digital equivalent or approximation as a simulation of reality has either created a false hyperreality at best but usually that of a poor imitation.
- swebs 5y agoIt is still reality. You're talking to real people, not NPCs.
- GhettoComputers 5y agoDefine reality, and what real people/NPC is.
- mattgreenrocks 5y agoSometimes they're real, and sometimes they're idealized projections put forth by said people. This will happen in any setting but social media seems to encourage it for whatever reason. There are no easy solutions to this.