Social media, in its current state, takes the time we formerly devoted to thought and leisure and replaces it with memetic reflexes.
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It also encourages us to take what used to be private moments and make them public, encouraging even more lying and posturing.
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True to a large extent, but perhaps a bit too harsh.
That said, I think it's only going to get progressively worse.
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When the generation that grew up with this BS reaches middle/old age, it will be a shitshow to rival (or exceed) the Boomers.
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Agreed, my statement was a bit on the "maximalist" side, but the trend is bad. I've started taking more time offline, reading more, and /
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its really helping me calm down and think more clearly. I'm still on here and FB too much, but its less than before, and it helps.
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