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?
when you create a social reality with no connection to a deeper divine essence, and not alignment to a value greater than itself, you get lost in a maze where essential human values and relationships are mimicked endlessly and blindly in a chaos of hollow repetition. Then, as now, the only way out is to connect to the sacred; to an experience that... See more
Alexander Beiner • Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
The Twitter exodus is going to a digital realm, new to many, called the Fediverse - a “federated universe” of healthy connections — THE ALTERNATIVE
The Alternativethealternative.org.uk
the internet era of culture is a contest between the old model of top-down elite tastemakers telling you what's good and the new numbers-driven viral creator ecosystem in which algorithmic feeds tell you what you like
Kyle Chaykatwitter.comhumans don’t have fixed identities. we’re constantly testing.
trying different versions of ourselves. seeing what gets rewarded. adjusting based on feedback.
we are tribal creatures. we need to fit into the tribe, be validated and accepted
it’s how we’ve always worked.
but before, you tested in small groups. maybe 20 people. your friends, family,... See more
trying different versions of ourselves. seeing what gets rewarded. adjusting based on feedback.
we are tribal creatures. we need to fit into the tribe, be validated and accepted
it’s how we’ve always worked.
but before, you tested in small groups. maybe 20 people. your friends, family,... See more
Social media algorithms identify our politics and then shepherd us into a hermetically sealed bubble, framing our worldview through a window of rage and extremism.