Some biologists and ecologists think social media is a risk to humanity

Re:Some biologists and ecologists think social media is a ri... by krapp on Saturday June 26, 2021 @04:42PM (#27645640)

Social media was never intended to be a replacement for meaningful social interaction or bonding, any more than telephones or letter writing, or the generation of forums and personal websites it more or less replaced.

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Re:Some biologists and ecologists think social media is a ri... by ppf on Sunday June 27, 2021 @01:17AM (#27648811)

>"Founded in 2004, Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what's going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them."

Facebook's mission statement.

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Re:Some biologists and ecologists think social media is a ri... by ben_w on Saturday June 26, 2021 @05:10PM (#27645886)

I dunno, replacing it was exactly the vibe I got from the Facebook people when my employers sent us to a Facebook dev conference in London.

Whole thing creeped me out.

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