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Seeing people frame not using a website as something massively life altering change says a lot about social media in general. But I'm definitely going to bite

Seeing people frame not using a website as something massively life altering change says a lot about social media in general. But I'm definitely going to bite my tongue calling these articles silly as long as it has a chance of "unplugging" people from the toxicity.

WilTimSon 4y ago
Considering just how important social media has been in the last few years, I don't see how suggesting people should quit social media is silly. The US has had a president who largely communicated with his constituents through Twitter (one-way as that communication may have been), celebrities get their careers re-ignited because Twitter rallies behind them, influencers are... a thing?, social media management is a full-on career for people! At this stage, the world is actually quite stuck with social media and, honestly, I can really believe that something as seemingly minor as quitting Twitter can change someone's demeanor, quality of life and so on. Social media is a bloody juggernaut, sometimes it's best to move out of the way.
- isbjorn16 4y ago
  > The US has had a president who largely communicated with his constituents through Twitter (one-way as that communication may have been)... I know what you're trying to say here, but I just want to note for the record that all presidents communicate primarily with their constituents in a one way fashion. In other words, that president was unique primarily in platform, not mode.
bsnal 4y ago
> Seeing people frame not using a website as something massively life altering change says a lot about social media in general. No, it says a lot about those people.
lmm 4y ago
No, it says a lot about Twitter specifically. "Social media" is a fake category; Twitter's toxicity is not the same as other places.
prostoalex 4y ago
> Seeing people frame not using a website Most likely the sentiment is about app. A Web site doesn’t send notifications to drag you back in. Switching from app to a web site exclusively on desktop would probably go a long way for many.

WilTimSon 4y ago

Considering just how important social media has been in the last few years, I don't see how suggesting people should quit social media is silly. The US has had a president who largely communicated with his constituents through Twitter (one-way as that communication may have been), celebrities get their careers re-ignited because Twitter rallies behind them, influencers are... a thing?, social media management is a full-on career for people! At this stage, the world is actually quite stuck with social media and, honestly, I can really believe that something as seemingly minor as quitting Twitter can change someone's demeanor, quality of life and so on. Social media is a bloody juggernaut, sometimes it's best to move out of the way.

isbjorn16 4y ago
> The US has had a president who largely communicated with his constituents through Twitter (one-way as that communication may have been)... I know what you're trying to say here, but I just want to note for the record that all presidents communicate primarily with their constituents in a one way fashion. In other words, that president was unique primarily in platform, not mode.

bsnal 4y ago

> Seeing people frame not using a website as something massively life altering change says a lot about social media in general. No, it says a lot about those people.

lmm 4y ago

No, it says a lot about Twitter specifically. "Social media" is a fake category; Twitter's toxicity is not the same as other places.

prostoalex 4y ago

> Seeing people frame not using a website Most likely the sentiment is about app. A Web site doesn’t send notifications to drag you back in. Switching from app to a web site exclusively on desktop would probably go a long way for many.