So... ugh this is scary...

[Ike★ 2,918]

I remember when “getting online” was a thing we did and we weren’t literally online all the time. It’s a really useful tool but people who live/put their own self-esteem into comments from the internet or how many followers are quite sad and it’s going to have such a negative effect on this younger generation. Social media has just turned into a popularity contest at this point.  

[Tears of the Cows 1,212]

Internet is a fantastic tool and the one greatest creations in human history, but it’s up to the user on how they wanna use it obv. You can learn anything you want ... for free more or less 

[Tears of the Cows 1,212]

2 minutes ago, Ike said:

I remember when “getting online” was a thing we did and we weren’t literally online all the time. It’s a really useful tool but people who live/put their own self-esteem into comments from the internet or how many followers are quite sad and it’s going to have such a negative effect on this younger generation. Social media has just turned into a popularity contest at this point.  

It’s also created millions of jobs and made many people insanely rich, and is doing more and more of those two things by the second 

Edited January 24, 2019 by ghostz

[Cooke 2,030]

7 minutes ago, Ike said:

I remember when “getting online” was a thing we did and we weren’t literally online all the time. It’s a really useful tool but people who live/put their own self-esteem into comments from the internet or how many followers are quite sad and it’s going to have such a negative effect on this younger generation. Social media has just turned into a popularity contest at this point.  

it was originally created for research, everything on it was provided by universities. There was no profit involved. Once it open up to business it became a monster. Once the social media companies went public they too turned into monsters. 

[Tears of the Cows 1,212]

1 minute ago, Cookester15 said:

it was originally created for research, everything on it was provided by universities. There was no profit involved. Once it open up to business it became a monster. Once the social media companies went public they too turned into monsters. 

What’s wrong with the nature of the platforms? I mean from a user stand point, and an addition to human life standpoint. Privacy, which is overrated imo, is something you can say but I’m not really referring to it

[Cooke 2,030]

2 minutes ago, ghostz said:

What’s wrong with the nature of the platforms? I mean from a user stand point, and an addition to human life standpoint. Privacy, which is overrated imo, is something you can say but I’m not really referring to it

the nature of the platforms is fine, its what they became after going public. The need for growth and further growth and higher profits and revenue. We just became numbers in an algorithm to sell us more shit, learning about everything we do, everything we say, everything we like etc. We aren't individuals anymore, we are just dollar signs to wallstreet. 

[Tears of the Cows 1,212]

Just now, Cookester15 said:

the nature of the platforms is fine, its what they became after going public. The need for growth and further growth and higher profits and revenue. We just became numbers in an algorithm to sell us more shit, learning about everything we do, everything we say, everything we like etc. We aren't individuals anymore, we are just dollar signs to wallstreet. 

To them, but what makes you not an individual to yourself lol

[-GD-X★ 7,757]

pros: excellent tool for promoting businesses, fitness programs/training, and acting/modeling; great way to keep in touch with family/friends who live far away; excellent platform for finding groups with similar interests. 

 

cons: distorts reality for impressionable users- ranging from political manipulation to instilling physical insecurities; cyberbullying; employer can terminate you for what you post on social media. 

 

bottomline: it can be great, but a lot of people are idiots and let social media ruin their lives. 

Edited January 24, 2019 by -GD-

[McWicked 825]

17 minutes ago, -GD- said:

cons: distorts reality for younger, impressionable people

This isn't fully accurate.  Fake News' primary demographic, the people who read and share it on facebook, is people 65+ and conservatives.  Younger people aren't spreading this shit nearly as much unless they're conservative.

 

Young people are having issues with social media, but it's not a young people problem.  It's affecting everybody.

Edited January 24, 2019 by McWicked

[Tears of the Cows 1,212]

1 minute ago, McWicked said:

This isn't fully accurate.  Fake News' primary demographic, the people who read and share it on facebook, is people 65+ and conservatives.  Younger people aren't spreading this shit nearly as much unless they're conservative.

 

Young people are having issues with social media, but it's not a young people problem.  It's affecting everybody.

This is true, but it’s crazy bc it’s all greed. People are jealous of others people’s portrayal of life, even if most of the time that’s not how those people really live. 

[Tears of the Cows 1,212]

Prime example, I’d never want to go to bora bora and be jealous of those who go if  I never knew it existed. Exposure makes greed amplify by a billion 

[-GD-X★ 7,757]

9 minutes ago, McWicked said:

This isn't fully accurate.  Fake News' primary demographic, the people who read and share it on facebook, is people 65+ and conservatives.  Younger people aren't spreading this shit nearly as much unless they're conservative.

 

Young people are having issues with social media, but it's not a young people problem.  It's affecting everybody.

fair enough. i'll modify my post. 

[McWicked 825]

10 minutes ago, -GD- said:

fair enough. i'll modify my post.