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> Regardless of whether you agree with this person's opinions or not I think it's safe to say Twitter has become an actual cancer on the world. The problem isn
by phantom_of_cato 4y ago
> Regardless of whether you agree with this person's opinions or not I think it's safe to say Twitter has become an actual cancer on the world.
The problem isn't Twitter, it's the goons. They have quite a bit of influence on major social institutions, and that's not merely because they can tweet.
Without social media, we'd be left with legacy news organizations and their distorted narratives.
- Stamp01 4y agoSocial media has been at least as warped thanks to state interference and astroturfing, as well as The Algorithm itself creating echo chambers. Social media is designed to make every user feel like they're in the majority no matter their views. Couple that with the incentive to keep users "engaged" by keeping them outraged, and you end up with a user base of various angry mobs from all sides.