Would also add the far-right heavy social media.
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PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
Big tech social media for sure (especially the video platforms). Their algorithms are predatory as fuck.
Just the other day here there was a guy that killed his wife because she wanted a divorce, and his messages were stuff like “I am an alpha” and shit like that, mentioning stupid “influencers” and “coaches”. This is just one more idiot who was brainwashed by targeted content tailored to create echo chambers that breed extremism because it drives up engagement and ad revenue.
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
Not to mention the endless barrage of short videos is destroying people’s attention span and ability to think - there isn’t even time to reflect on the content, you just “react” and move on. AI is probably creating a huge negative impact on learning capability too.
Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
Yea our brains were not meant to deal with a barrage of meaningless stimuli all day