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Has social media been good for society?
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Oh I forgot to explain for points.
• it keeps people connected who might otherwise not talk to each other
• it allows the rapid spread if (dis)information
• it can prevent loneliness
• one can be in touch with multiple people at the same time
• people who would otherwise have no outlet for their creativity now have one |
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By *rRiosMan 10 weeks ago
dublin |
No, it’s made people more self conscious and insecure. It’s also made being mean near ubiquitous.
I don’t know how it’d be enforced but I see some countries trying to ban it for under 16s. In theory that’s a good idea as they are the most impressionable |
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It is and will continue to be a double edged sword social media has made it easier to find like minded people to yourself be it hobbies, interests, random and kinks to name a few which broadens community's and canmake it easier to be the person you want to be
On the flip side it has done the same for people with harmful interests and anti social viewpoints to find each other and collect there hate and let it spread |
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Good and bad, people are better connected, but online connections aren't always real, the bullying, cyber flashing and lack of privacy along with other things I think it does a lot of damage to people's mental health, the social media perfect pics don't show real life and standards that just aren't achievable.
I think there should be an age limit.
I hate that my daughter is growing up in an age that cyber flashing is the new dating, that posting embarrassing pics for everyone to see is considered cool despite the harm it does.
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By *igjonny090Man 10 weeks ago
blackpool and Manchester |
I would say not, there’s a theory that all civilisations reach a point where they self implode and self destruct and that’s why there are no aliens or other worlds contacting us. Historically this was always considered to be as a result of nuclear weapons, but there is now a growing feeling that the invention of the internet might be our catastrophe event as it has lead to a lot of improvements but also allowed for the rise of hatred and violence towards others which wasn’t as mainstream beforehand |
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By *bi HaiveMan 10 weeks ago
Forum Mod Cheeseville, Somerset |
Social media could be greatly improved by two things.
• banning under 18's from it
• banning anonymous profiles
These days it's more a tool for abuse, misinformation and stirring trouble and hate than anything social.
As a concept it's great. The ability to communicate with friends and family worldwide from your sofa is a godsend to many.
In reality it's a bear pit. Makes the politics forum in here look like heaven. |
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By *vaRose43Woman 10 weeks ago
Forest of Dean |
Like any part of society there is good and bad.
When I was recovering from sepsis I couldn’t leave my bed let alone my house for weeks at a time, and that is so fucking isolating. Yes I had local friends and family around me but without the people who lived in my phone I don’t know what I would have done. Being able to connect with others who were (or had) going through the same thing was so important and ultimately really helped during my recovery. Many very long nights being in so much pain weren’t alone anymore.
Conversely it could be argued that people also don’t visit as often as it’s easier to check in online, they’re also not faced with the stark reality of someone they care about poorly in front of them. A quick message and their conscience is satisfied.
I don’t see the point in banning children from accessing the internet, what we need to do is educate them and give them the tools needed to navigate it safely. We need accountability for people’s actions and behaviours online, much of it is still unregulated and what is regulated is rarely enforced.
I’m always reminded though of the passage in a Discworld book that sums up the them and us mentality. Social media is a breeding ground for this type of behaviour, and I’m fully guilty of it too.
“It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things”
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By *agic.MMan 10 weeks ago
Orpington |
Similar to the question "is chocolate good or bad for you?" The answer is "YES"... if you have self control and discipline and manage not to overindulgence and stay away from the high sugar/high fat chocolate bars, it's actually very healthy. Similar to social media if you don't spend most of your day on it and stay away from all the negativity that can affect your mental health, it's actually 👌 |
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"I'd say it's exacerbated my recently diagnosed ADHD quite badly and it's helped radicalise my dad into a bit of a right-ring reactionary loon. So, er, I'm voting "Bad". "
Reading the Daily Mail, finding it was too 'stupid' for him so changing to The Express has given my dad some pretty skewed views of the world. He's introduced a new phrase into his everyday language 'woke trans' which is aimed at any man with long hair.
Social media is beyond his grasp fortunately but the ordinary media does a pretty good job of reinforcing people's views, good and bad |
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"Or has it been bad?
Explain your answer.
(24 marks)"
I think it's been good for society. It facilitates men cheating on their wives to start with, which to be honest, the wives should have been taking better care of them anyway.
And for us women, we get to find out the intricate details of why the police were at Mr Jones house 3 days ago. 😂
In all seriousness, it gives people to break out of loneliness. Admittedly, it's not face to face, which would be better, but it's something. |
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"Or has it been bad?
Explain your answer.
(24 marks)
I think it's been good for society. It facilitates men cheating on their wives to start with, which to be honest, the wives should have been taking better care of them anyway.
And for us women, we get to find out the intricate details of why the police were at Mr Jones house 3 days ago. 😂
In all seriousness, it gives people to break out of loneliness. Admittedly, it's not face to face, which would be better, but it's something."
People have started responding to the
'why is the ambulance/police/fire engine at 77 Acacia Avenue' posts with
' someone is ill/in trouble/on fire' makes me laugh every time |
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"I'd say it's exacerbated my recently diagnosed ADHD quite badly and it's helped radicalise my dad into a bit of a right-ring reactionary loon. So, er, I'm voting "Bad". "
My mother's conspiracy theorism pre-dates social media, but social media has definitely worsened it immeasurably and it is now so pathological that I no longer speak to her. |
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"Or has it been bad?
Explain your answer.
(24 marks)
I think it's been good for society. It facilitates men cheating on their wives to start with, which to be honest, the wives should have been taking better care of them anyway.
And for us women, we get to find out the intricate details of why the police were at Mr Jones house 3 days ago. 😂
In all seriousness, it gives people to break out of loneliness. Admittedly, it's not face to face, which would be better, but it's something.
People have started responding to the
'why is the ambulance/police/fire engine at 77 Acacia Avenue' posts with
' someone is ill/in trouble/on fire' makes me laugh every time "
Haha, "Why were the police at such and such a place?" "There was probably a crime". 😂 |
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Social media has expanded our social circle. This has enabled people to find others who share their views and normalises behaviour extremes. In a small village there may be a few people who are violently anti establishment or pe@do's or have a tendency towards a number of problematic behaviours. Being the odd ones out acted as a curb to such issues. Despite what many claim, feeling the need to fit in is an inherent human trait. Social media has made it easy for such people to find others like them and given them a community to fit in which bypasses traditional restraints.
This affect exists at a less problematic level but acts as a social polariser. Where once you may have been friends with, or at least socially comfortable with, others who held a range of opinions different to yours, social media has allowed people to select friends from a much wider pool and create echo chambers. You see such people on here - "I don't meet Tories" or "Not interested in Woke idiots" etc. We've reached a point where we vet people on a small slice of their life -the bit we see on social media- instead of how we get along with them s individuals. In normal social situations you can often find yourself laughing with and enjoying the company of people whose beliefs you layer find are different to yours. Having already decided you like them, this difference becomes something you accept making you a more tolerant person. SM bypasses this and allows people to believe that anyone with a different life outlook is inherently immoral and unlikeable.
On the plus side, the increased social awareness makes secret abuse harder whether at a personal, organisational or state level.
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Like with any technology, or anything really it's a blessing and a curse. Do people not realise it's just another form of (fab). Think how very limited your sexual partner group might have been without such things - sure it would still exist but how many people are part of it because of things like fab/social media. Are there any you cherish as friends/fuckingfantasticfucks (all one word!) that you would miss if that had been the case?
You then transfer that to other aspects of people's lives, friends and family they never see or speak to as easily without it. A grandparent can still be a part of a grandchild's lofe living other side of the world through things like this and other intetlrnet based things.
Honestly anyone that thinks it's as simple as social media bad is poorly narrow minded and can't comprehend scenarios beyond their own situation.
Its open to abuse too, which honestly is all people focus on. |
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""Social media made y'all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it." -Mike Tyson
This 
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If Mike Tyson paid a little more attention to social media he may not have known Hasbulla was an adult, and not have done what he did!
I mean it was funny, and a little wholesome but damn! 😂 |
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"Or has it been bad?
Explain your answer.
(24 marks)"
Good initially but now it's a toxic place full of lies, scammers and conspiracy theorists talking nonsense.
Personally I think social media is the biggest threat to world peace since 911 |
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"I would say not. Like most things, it started with good intentions, but got hijacked by the kind of people in 'that' sketchy pub you never want to go in. "
It's just full of over sensitive narcissistic morons.
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"I would say not. Like most things, it started with good intentions, but got hijacked by the kind of people in 'that' sketchy pub you never want to go in.
It's just full of over sensitive narcissistic morons.
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There are in both camps of that argument to be fair. They may be sensitive over different things but christ there are thousands of hypocritical crybabies both sides of the fence. Essentially being the very thing they love to mock. And yet too dumb to see it (again, both sides). |
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""Social media made y'all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it." -Mike Tyson
This
If Mike Tyson paid a little more attention to social media he may not have known Hasbulla was an adult, and not have done what he did!
I mean it was funny, and a little wholesome but damn! 😂"
Not the worst thing he's done tbf |
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