what is Social Media doing to us?
Articles about social media platforms and their effects on society.
Jerod Morris and
what is Social Media doing to us?
Social media is polluting society. Moderation alone won’t fix the problem
technologyreview.com
Jia Tolentino on the Internet’s Endless Stage | Crooked Media
crooked.comHow to Save the Internet
sriramk.comThe sheer volume of information available puts a lot of pressure on the speed of communication. Creative content must be understood instantly, otherwise there is no traction. The paradox of this output is that it must be familiar and uncomplicated, but also astonishing and new.
Jack Self • THE BIG FLAT NOW: Power, Flatness, and Nowness in the Third Millennium
But an unbounded information landscape is not an unalloyed good. Because social media does not favor accuracy or balance or diversity. It favors clicks. The more engaging and enraging the content, the more clicks it receives.
Scott Galloway • No Mercy / No Malice
In my zombie era
open.substack.com