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What's a solution ? A ban of all social media? The same toxic environment can occur in a forum on any website.
by themitigating 4y ago
What's a solution ? A ban of all social media? The same toxic environment can occur in a forum on any website.
- oldsklgdfth 4y agoI don't really have a solution. I'm just making an observation. But as long as there is tech that connects people, you will see these effects. Regulation, moderation, etc are just nerfing the tech itself. A perspective shift I try to apply to myself is to view these things are tools, rather than a part of my identity that I am strongly tied to. I've got a power drill, but I don't check it everyday.
- themitigating 4y agoYou don't check your drill because it doesn't change, people used to read newspapers everyday or go to clubs, it's the same thing.
- giraffe_lady 4y agoBan advertising.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 4y agoI do not want others to dismiss this line of thinking. Part of the issue is that we started the internet as 'free' ( as in, someone else picked up the tab as admins had to cover the cost of running websites somehow ; and there is an argument to be made that there would be no/less spam if email had some harder USD cost attached to it ). I would not say ban, but maybe there is a middle ground that would allow less 'attention seeking' content to actually gain solid ground ( I know actually useful stuff is there if you are willing to pay ; it just does not always seem people are aware of it ).