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Social media is so, so much worse than anything a government could come up with. This is a good thing for the world even if there are ulterior motives at play.
by _se 6mo ago
Social media is so, so much worse than anything a government could come up with. This is a good thing for the world even if there are ulterior motives at play.
- sunaookami 6mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot
- _se 6mo agoYes, social media creates useful idiots, you are correct. And also possibly one of them, if you're arguing that it somehow makes people smarter or more informed.
- bcjdjsndon 6mo agoYou're on it right now, this terrible, evil social media. Vaguely defined as it is
- xigoi 6mo agoI also don’t think people under 15 should use Hacker News.
- _se 6mo agoMassively different from algorithmic doom scrolling feeds. I would call HN a type of social media lite, but not the type of social media that's leading to generation-wide mental health issues in children/teens.
- bcjdjsndon 6mo ago> leading to generation-wide mental health issues in children/teens. Is it though? Because half of these conditions didn't even exist 50 years ago so naturally the data will see an increase
- phendrenad2 6mo agoRight, you're entitled to your wrong opinion. Don't say we didn't warn you when you find out how wrong you were, and what the consequences are regarding government control of people's minds.