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0 pointsdjoldman5y ago0 comments

>I think a lot of what we see on social media is a reflection of who we are as humans, and what we desire and want to see.

Agreed.

I'm curious why there aren't deep discussions about WHY people want to __insert convenient social media action__. Isn't the flaw that we have a fear of missing out, want to appear to have high status, want to belong to a group whose identity is tied into being against another group, etc.?

I just see most of these discussions giving the above a pass as if that's just who we are and we bear no responsibility in engaging in such activity.

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soledades5y ago

Telling people to be different is simply not a viable mechanism for making the world a better place.

You can inquire after however many chickens and eggs you like about why the world is the way it is, but I think most people are more interested in what can be done to improve things.

djoldmanOP5y ago

>Telling people to be different is simply not a viable mechanism for making the world a better place.

Perhaps. However this reminds me of the credit cards that are offered on college campuses. They're signed up for like hotcakes sometimes. Later in life people learn that perhaps it isn't such a good idea. Can't people be given information showing the potential effects of decisions that then helps them better make choices?

>You can inquire after however many chickens and eggs you like about why the world is the way it is, but I think most people are more interested in what can be done to improve things.

My point exactly. Let's stop talking about social media, which takes advantage of a root flaw. Let's talk about the root flaw.

soledades5y ago

What you call a root flaw (in your previous comment) I see as being neither root nor a flaw, but that is not interesting to me.

If you take a plant out of the ground, and toss it into the sea, the plant dies. The 'root flaw' is that the plant is a vulnerable living being. The more relevant fact is that the plant is better off in the ground.

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0 pointsdjoldman5y ago0 comments

>I think a lot of what we see on social media is a reflection of who we are as humans, and what we desire and want to see.

Agreed.

I just see most of these discussions giving the above a pass as if that's just who we are and we bear no responsibility in engaging in such activity.

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soledades5y ago

Telling people to be different is simply not a viable mechanism for making the world a better place.

You can inquire after however many chickens and eggs you like about why the world is the way it is, but I think most people are more interested in what can be done to improve things.

djoldmanOP5y ago

>Telling people to be different is simply not a viable mechanism for making the world a better place.

>You can inquire after however many chickens and eggs you like about why the world is the way it is, but I think most people are more interested in what can be done to improve things.

My point exactly. Let's stop talking about social media, which takes advantage of a root flaw. Let's talk about the root flaw.

soledades5y ago

What you call a root flaw (in your previous comment) I see as being neither root nor a flaw, but that is not interesting to me.

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