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I'm saying that social media didn't cause the fears, but that social media ended the millenia of social pressure to just accept everything the way it is. Citie
by kuschku 4y ago
I'm saying that social media didn't cause the fears, but that social media ended the millenia of social pressure to just accept everything the way it is.
Cities once did the same, by increasing the population density you could hang out with people that had the same thoughts you did. But many countries successfully ended that through suburbanisation, isolating people once again.
- bluefirebrand 4y agoSounds like you could make an argument that cities make people depressed as well then. I wonder if population density is a driving force for depression, both online and offline. I'd buy that. I find cities miserable.
- RugnirViking 4y agooooh thats an interesting thought, I really like that.
- dlivingston 4y agoAs a personal anecdote, I moved from rural New Mexico to a highly populated New England county and my baseline anxiety level noticeably increased.