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Those of us building technology are not immune, either. How much have, for example, social media companies ruined lives? It has certainly helped many people, b
by karmelapple 4y ago
Those of us building technology are not immune, either.
How much have, for example, social media companies ruined lives? It has certainly helped many people, but at this point in history, on a daily basis, how many people are hurt more than they’re helped?
- edgyquant 4y agoA ridiculous amount. “Connecting people” is not some objective good and has disrupted entire societies all across the globe.
- rudasn 4y agoYeah Nokia really messed up!
- cscurmudgeon 4y agoWould love to see any research summing up positives and negatives.
- zeroonetwothree 4y agoHere is a pretty good literature review: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958821000695 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245195882... “Evidence for the relationship between Instagram use and well-being, as indicated by ratings of life satisfaction and happiness, is limited and mixed.” “Initial evidence suggests that Instagram membership does not seem to be linked to depressive symptoms.” “Evidence for the association between Instagram use and anxiety is scarce. The majority of the studies suggests that Instagram membership does not seem to put one at-risk for experiencing elevated anxiety levels.” My interpretation is that social media matters far less than we think. If it was truly so bad (or good!) we would have found stronger evidence in the data.
- zeroonetwothree 4y agoI would guess that positives and negatives are overstated in both directions. New technology is always “ruining lives” according to the previous generation. Probably when we invented writing it was considered exceedingly dangerous.
- b3morales 4y agoIndeed: Plato has a screed against writing, saying it will weaken everyone's memories. https://fs.blog/an-old-argument-against-writing/ https://fs.blog/an-old-argument-against-writing/