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> Humans really don't work well in the context of anyone anywhere can show up and start causing problems. I'm not sure that's true, I think it is just an artif
by AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y ago
> Humans really don't work well in the context of anyone anywhere can show up and start causing problems.
I'm not sure that's true, I think it is just an artifact of western society, and in particular our acceptance of mass marketing.
What ruined mail? Marketing. What ruined TV? Marketing. What ruined phones? Marketing. What ruined the web? Marketing. Twice. What ruined search? You get the picture.
Marketing is all about creating a need so that people will buy your shit, and it does that by making you feel insecure, yet entitled. The psychological damage from having our attention constantly hijacked by this shit has caused severe damage to society as a whole over time.
- packetslave 4y agoMarketing is a contributor to ruining things, but so is "shitty little edgelords who just want to start trouble, break things, troll people, 'shitpost', or some combination of the above." And that's before you even get to the semi-related issue of "Nazis and other scum will use any slightly-popular medium without iron-clad moderation to spread their filth."
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y agoThing is, if it weren't for marketing I'm not sure this idea of "spreading filth" would even be much a thing, but marketing is such a social contagion that it has destroyed our ability to relate to people in a way other than as a means to promote something.