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In a sense, this article confirms my personal pet theories on the subject. Despite being a little more evolved than birds, by evolutionary standards we are real
by A4ET8a8uTh0 4y ago
In a sense, this article confirms my personal pet theories on the subject. Despite being a little more evolved than birds, by evolutionary standards we are really not that far off. One of the few things that may actually make us sufficiently different is the fact that we can pass knowledge that would take millennia for evolution to sort out.
Naturally, the question becomes what we do about it, implications that social media effectively controls our modern life and that despite some reasons to moderate its influence, slim chance of that appears to be possible.
- mattgreenrocks 4y agoI take issue with the presumption of the inevitability of social media. Collectively we cannot put the genie back in the bottle, so I don't wish for that. Individually, we can choose how we engage with it, and in doing so, moderate the effects of it somewhat. Another way to say it is: one must choose to be terminally online, and become part of the mob.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 4y agoYou raise a valid point. I think I both agree and disagree. Shadow profiles do exist and even if you do not directly participate, more social family or social circle member may choose to tag you for one reason or another. I absolutely agree that as individuals we bear responsibility for choosing being part of the mob, but... and I think I used that comparison before here.. have you ever been to a baseball game? The cheering crowd can rouse even a person like me who is there for no reason other than a social obligation. In other words, there is a reason why mob mentality is a common phrase.
- kuramitropolis 4y agoYou can choose if you are aware of alternatives.