what is Social Media doing to us?
Articles about social media platforms and their effects on society.
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what is Social Media doing to us?
You have permission to kill me if I ever end a tweet with: “If you liked this, follow me for more content like this.”
Nikita Bierx.comA 2021 study revealed that nearly two-thirds of people surveyed believed life was better before social-media platforms, and 42 percent of Gen Z respondents said they felt addicted to social media and couldn’t stop if they tried, even though ‘depressed,’ ‘angry,’ and ‘alone’ were the most common words they associated with Facebook, while ‘missing... See more
Alexander Beiner • Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
For many of us, the pandemic didn’t create new factors that ruined our attention – it supercharged the factors that had already been corroding our attention for years. I saw this when I talked with my godson Adam, who I had taken to Memphis. His attention, which had been deteriorating for some time, was now shattered. He was on his phone almost
... See moreJohann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention
Today, everything is about speed and real time. We are no longer concerned with real space.
Paul Virilio
