Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan...
by johnnyanmac on Sunday March 20, 2022 @07:53AM
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>social media being harmful is one of those things I personally don't really need a lot of hard data and evidence to be convinced.
I do. This same stance has been made for every media at some point in history. I feel in every case it's simply a smokescreen to hide deeper symptoms that no one wants to consider acknowledging, let alone treating.
> if you're worried about climate change, isn't social media the medium through which a huge part of all the nonsense denial gets spread and popularized?
it's a double edged sword. It's also why many youth may find out about climate change to begin with. cutting off all access simply creates ignorance instead of at the bare minimum awareness of the arguments being made. Maybe instead of blaming Facebook for the loonies not being listened to (if you're worried about climate change, the loonies clearly failed) we actually take actino to start preserving the envionment? But no, that takes actual congress bills to agree on.
I do. This same stance has been made for every media at some point in history. I feel in every case it's simply a smokescreen to hide deeper symptoms that no one wants to consider acknowledging, let alone treating.
> if you're worried about climate change, isn't social media the medium through which a huge part of all the nonsense denial gets spread and popularized?
it's a double edged sword. It's also why many youth may find out about climate change to begin with. cutting off all access simply creates ignorance instead of at the bare minimum awareness of the arguments being made. Maybe instead of blaming Facebook for the loonies not being listened to (if you're worried about climate change, the loonies clearly failed) we actually take actino to start preserving the envionment? But no, that takes actual congress bills to agree on.