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I'd say the meaning of "uniqueness" has changed quite a lot with the rise of the internet and social media. When your point of reference is a town of a few ten
by michaelt 2y ago
I'd say the meaning of "uniqueness" has changed quite a lot with the rise of the internet and social media.
When your point of reference is a town of a few tens of thousands of people, you can be unique without doing anything too outlandish. Slightly different tastes in clothes, music, sports and attitudes to your friends and you're most of the way there already.
But when social media changes your point of comparison to basically the whole population of the world? Well, turns out I'm not that unique after all.
- layer8 2y agoOn the other hand, it is nice to know that there are other people who share your predilections.
- pixl97 2y agoThough it's less nice when the ideas one share are idiotic hate filled rancor.
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- A4ET8a8uTh0 2y agoOne man's terrorist is one man's freedom fighter. There is a benefit to people openly associating. One may not agree, but it is, frankly, preferable to the those ideas simmering beneath the surface without any kinda way to measure how fast they are spreading ( and why ). Honestly, pretending things don't exist does not work that well for too long.
- fn-mote 2y agoI agree with this comment, but at the same time I am troubled by the spread of deliberate falsehoods - things that the speaker knows are not true, done to further their own agenda.
- layer8 2y agoI’m pretty sure that those sharing such things don’t find it any less nice.
- Ekaros 2y agoAnd it really wasn't even the town or city. It was maybe your school and inside that your cohort. Maybe a couple hundred people. Find 3-5 like minded individuals and compared to everyone else you were unique enough.