Comment on Australians banned social media. Now they are worried about teenagers going outside with e-bikes
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks agoWhy are you here then?
This is a forum.
Forums and blogs could be classed as social media, but they predate widespread use of the term, and are fundamentally different from the corporate social platforms.
It’s the combination of an individualized engagement algorithm and user-generated content that defines modern social media.
It’s the combination of an individualized engagement algorithm and user-generated content that defines modern social media.
This is precisely what is supercharging this moral panic, people don’t automatically think critically about this and will bandwagon on social media = bad because it feels righteous and is easy unless WE force a more nuanced conversation.
These bills say that yes this counts
Social media is a terrible for us. Me included. It’s addictive - that’s why I’m here. It’s even worse for kids as it fucks up their social skills development. And we have the power to help them avoid it, just like we were lucky enough to grow up before it. Once they’re old enough they can then choose to fuck them selves up, like they can with alcohol, weed, porn, etc.
Social media is a terrible for us. Me included. It’s addictive - that’s why I’m here.
If that is how you feel I encourage you to start from a position of curiosity about what draws you here beyond a simple thought terminating comparison to an addictive physical substance or our sex drive.
Yes, I can be introspective, thanks. Not talking about my personal weaknesses here doesn’t negate the point.
BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I get your point, but it’s not a good one. I’m an adult and Lemmy doesn’t use algorithms to instill emotions or push ads.
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
In my opinion, algorithms and dark patterns in social media need to be destroyed. Any of us who remember early social media will remember it not being anywhere near as bad as the monstrosity it has evolved into today.
Instagram was quite fun when it had a reputation for being a “hipster” platform and before Facebook bought it and absolutely butchered it, for example. Now it’s genuinely horrible.
BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Couldn’t agree more. Social media isn’t the problem, sure. The hyper aggressive algorithms that most of them use are extremely harmful to individuals and society.
fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
If you read any age verification law, you see they’re always so.broad anything web 2.0 falls under the definition
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
I think most people agree but when we slip into trashing social media as a concept and lose the nuance I get concerned.
Baggie@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Fuck man, I’m old enough to remember Facebook was exclusively posts by my friends. Shit has come a long way.
papalonian@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yup. I’d log in, scroll for maybe 10-15 posts before I saw the first one from yesterday, play some Wild Ones, and that was that.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
ok so sounds like the problem isn’t social media then?
BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That’s like saying beer doesn’t cause alcoholism, the alcohol in it does. You’re being pedantic.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
No, when you just say social media = bad you feed into the moral panic with your intellectual laziness.
seshcobar@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
you seem like a very fun person to be around.
BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
He’s just being argumentative. Some people think that’s a personality trait.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
:)