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> I have written before in The Atlantic about a problem that I see as superordinate to all of these others: People just aren’t meant to talk with one another th

by tqi 2y ago

> I have written before in The Atlantic about a problem that I see as superordinate to all of these others: People just aren’t meant to talk with one another this much The irony of publishing an article intended for a mass audience about how people shouldn't talk to each other. Obviously journalists are the only ones who can be trusted with such power...

makk 2y ago
publishing != talking
- thrill 2y ago
  publishing == talking down to
  - makk 2y ago
    Choose different publications.
- ang_cire 2y ago
  If your point is that it's written word, then neither is social media talking. Both of them are people putting/ publishing text out to a mass audience, in a public way.
aSanchezStern 2y ago
Err, turning "shouldn't be talking to each other this much" to "shouldn't be talking to each other" is quite the leap. The author is clearly referring to the minute-by-minute stimulation that a microblogging platform provides, not making the case that people should be cutting off all communication with each other.