How we lost communication to entertainment

Re:How we lost communication to entertainment by fy20 on Sunday December 28, 2025 @12:44AM (#46408773)

I'm old enough to have been on the internet before social networks, back in the days of forums / bulletin boards. Even then there was always a new drama in the community. I feel it's human nature.

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Re:How we lost communication to entertainment by ezst on Sunday December 28, 2025 @06:17AM (#46410250)

I agree with you, and with GP for that matter, I think this is both human nature AND we've been conditioned by algorithms to seek and produce this style of communication. I'm really hopeful we can eventually grow out of this.

I feel terrible for the kids currently growing up with tiktok, Instagram & al., I only hope we will build the social and legal framework to safeguard the next generations from this, until they reach a certain age at least.

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Re:How we lost communication to entertainment by dxdm on Sunday December 28, 2025 @08:10AM (#46410827)

Of course it is human nature. The question is what parts of human nature get catered to and amplified, and by how much.

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