“Healthy social media” is a hilarious contradiction in terms. The entire internet became wholly unhealthy once people stopped fragmenting into little silos like

“Healthy social media” is a hilarious contradiction in terms. The entire internet became wholly unhealthy once people stopped fragmenting into little silos like chatrooms and interest-specific forums. “Social media” is just a concept for aspiring ad companies to figure out how to drive engagement. Everyone that attempts it eventually figures out the same thing: To drive traffic you’ll need culture wars, porn, shock images, and hate speech. People love interacting with all of that and there is no un-ringing that bell.