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Is social media destroying our society?

Is social media destroying our society?

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Bucky

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Chamath Palihapitiya, who was vice-president for user growth at Facebook before he left the company in 2011, said: “The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works. No civil discourse, no cooperation, misinformation, mistruth.”

“This is not about Russian ads,” he added. “This is a global problem. It is eroding the core foundations of how people behave by and between each other.”
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https://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/f...ial-media-is-downright-dangerous-201712122252

Parker, whose stake in Facebook made him a billionaire, criticized the social networking giant at an Axios event in Philadelphia this week.

He explained that when Facebook was being developed the objective was: “How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?” It was this mindset that led to the creation of features such as the “like” button that would give users “a little dopamine hit” to encourage them to upload more content.
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https://www.theguardian.com/technol...ok-sean-parker-vulnerability-brain-psychology

These comments are spot on. Websites like facebook, twitter, snap, etc are addictive and bad for your mental health. They bring out the worse in human nature. Many people have already been killed because of social media.

The real question is what will we do about it? Will the U.S government intervene and take control before these companies continue to exploit and erode our society?
 
I find it odd in gay bars that the men are using Grinder instead of going up to the guy and introducing themselves. Does this happen in straight clubs/bars ?

To answer your question, no, But it does make folks do some strange things :lamo

A light moment folks, enjoy as this thread will get heavy
 
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