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While the outsize role the Internet has come to play in our lives is the source of a lot of problems I'd argue that pre-internet society had problems just as se
by kitsunesoba 4y ago
While the outsize role the Internet has come to play in our lives is the source of a lot of problems I'd argue that pre-internet society had problems just as serious, but not as visible.
It was much more of an extravert's world back then, and those who were introverted or otherwise out of beat with society at large had a more difficult time trying to find somewhere to belong. The more socially-charged nature of life could sometimes be overwhelming even for introvert-leaning ambiverts. You didn't hear much about it though, because this group of people by their own nature didn't have a voice, and this was exacerbated by introvert/nerd stereotypes being used for laughs in pop culture.
But things have now clearly swung too far in the other direction. Everybody has a voice (or at least thinks they do) and takes their own opinions as universal fact. I wonder what it'll take to arrive at a happy medium.