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Eh, for all the talk about a generation, this feels like it could apply to every generation on social media. Doesn't matter whether they're boomers or generatio

by CM30 2y ago

Eh, for all the talk about a generation, this feels like it could apply to every generation on social media. Doesn't matter whether they're boomers or generation X, millennials or generation z or generation alpha, they've often withdrawn into echo chambers that reinforce their every belief and lost the ability to think critically about their views (if that was ever a thing before). But to be honest, something about this article strikes me as either inauthentic or 'off'. Like, it's very light on concrete details or analysis, and written in such a way that it could be applied to whatever group the reader dislikes the most. Admit it, when you read this, who do you think it's talking about? Gen Z with TikTok and Instagram echo chambers? Boomers with Facebook and Fox News? Millennials with Twitter and Reddit and YouTube? Someone else entirely? The answer is whichever group you're not part of. Or maybe the one you are. It's just so wishy washy with how it's written and so non specific that it feels designed to trigger an emotional response rather than start a debate.

romesmoke 2y ago
The notion about "groups" is nowhere in the article. Your comment, however, is written as if belonging to some group is necessary. Worse, your comment delineates the example groups it gives based on social media apps! ...and there's the irony. Because in my view, this unquenchable need to tribalize and to identify enemy tribes is a direct consequence of the crisis described in the article. Which is fully aligned with my day to day experience BTW.
partomniscient 2y ago
One could argue it goes back all the way to what was arguably the first high bandwidth, 'real-time', one-to-many socially connective technology - radio. Before that, connectivity was a lot slower, and you wouldn't waste things like the telegraph system on frivolous things.

by CM30 2y ago

romesmoke 2y ago

The notion about "groups" is nowhere in the article. Your comment, however, is written as if belonging to some group is necessary. Worse, your comment delineates the example groups it gives based on social media apps! ...and there's the irony. Because in my view, this unquenchable need to tribalize and to identify enemy tribes is a direct consequence of the crisis described in the article. Which is fully aligned with my day to day experience BTW.

partomniscient 2y ago

One could argue it goes back all the way to what was arguably the first high bandwidth, 'real-time', one-to-many socially connective technology - radio. Before that, connectivity was a lot slower, and you wouldn't waste things like the telegraph system on frivolous things.