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Prior to social media, it was basically impossible for any random person to get a platform for their speech, so nobody really thought about it. Now, like elect
by count 4y ago
Prior to social media, it was basically impossible for any random person to get a platform for their speech, so nobody really thought about it.
Now, like electricity and water, it's become so fundamentally entwined with modern living that folks see it (maybe rightfully) as a common right.
edit: I'm not sure it's generational as much - the folks complaining about it the loudest seem to be older, non-technical folks.
- UncleOxidant 4y ago> Now, like electricity and water, it's become so fundamentally entwined with modern living that folks see it (maybe rightfully) as a common right. It doesn't feel like it's fundamentally entwined like electricity or water - It would be tough to live without electricity or water. But I live just fine without social media - in fact, I think my quality of life has gone up after deleting my twitter account back in May. And to a large degree, I think we're worse off as a society than we were prior to the emergence of social media.