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Not too long ago I was reading a book about a small town. Every...
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Couldn't agree more. Social media gave people a platform for expression of thoughts and communicating with other people but it did however make the real life more void. I think it's basic human nature that people like it when they get attention and when tools like social media present an easy way to do so, people become addicted. It's like running a marathon when every mile you run you sweat a pound of sweet scent and you just keep running because of it, you get trapped in the loop.
It's amazing to see how simple Human life is, but we ourselves wrap it up with layers of complexity restricting us from experiencing the true essence of life.
I totally agree with you. We should apply the Stoic philosophy and mind our own business and definitely not to get upset by what other people do and think. Those actions, tweets barely affect our life. And even if they do, if we can do something about them, then let's do it, if not, why to bother?
This is a huge point in this space that I absolutely agree with. We all would do well to remember that many of these people are entertainers that do not affect our daily lives one bit, or leaders of business, politics, or industry that we can only sway so far by our actions. Not to say we can do nothing, but we live in a world where we no longer pick a very select few battles to wage, but rather mobilize to every cause with vigor. The issue is, human vigor has its limits. Pick your battles if they are worth fighting and fight them the way you see fit. But quality always wins out over quantity.
Yes, absolutely. At best we’re in a very awkward phase in humanity, and at worst, destructive.
A lot of the outcomes of social media have been good, holding folks accountable for truly bad things, but there is a lot of collateral damage along the way.
Absolutely. While recent events have shown us that most company's professed mission was to "connect the world with open communication", was mostly a facade to drive profits, that mission was accomplished almost as a side effect. But just like with any cultural shift of this scale throughout history such as civil rights, the emancipation of women, rights of sexual preference, animal rights, environmentalism, etc, the initial reaction tends to be an over-correction that can verge on radicalism to some. But, just like balance either was or soon will be, found in all the above cases, I'm sure that the weaponization of out-of-context material will fade in time.
All idealism has flaws, simply because most idealists are challenging the status quo in their mission and therefore come under fire by using the titled concept: context. Social media's only difference is its scale in my opinion. But hopefully, the good that has been done will remain when the not-so-good is gone.