The amount of global bullshit they have enabled in so many spheres of social life is going to take generations to repair.
Can't wait for heads to roll at Facebook/Twitter/YouTube. And they will. It's high time.
Can't wait for heads to roll at Facebook/Twitter/YouTube. And they will. It's high time.
But now the US has another bad election (IMO not as bad as the one that landed Bush as far as elections go, though which president is worse is up for debate), and social media is trash that have just enabled "global bullshit".
USA, if your population is largely gullible consumers taught to rely on their "feelings" and be egotistic, proud patriots instead of critical thinkers, that's your own fault. Social media, if anything, has been a net positive as far as politics go in my country.
Almost all of those revolutions failed or dissipated. Similar "social media driven" revolutions in the US, like Occupy Wall Street also died with a whimper. The enabling power of social media has always been greatly overrated. The effect of social media, and in particular Facebook, has largely been a net negative.
Independent and small-party candidates opposing the ruling party have also found in social media a vehicle to reach their constituents being they can't rely on the big networks. Social media has been used to make wrongdoings public, including during the election, and raise the public's awareness on stuff TV networks don't report.
I can't and won't speak in absolutisms, and I think you shouldn't either. IMO though, in my home country and in terms of political action and public awareness I disagree with you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/technology/facebook-news-... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/14/how-400-russia...