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The Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What? (yewtu.be)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Hirom@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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Social media divides us, makes us more extreme and less empathetic, it riles us up or sucks us into doom scrolling, making us stressed and depressed. It feels like we need to touch grass and escape to the real world.

New research shows that we might have largely misinterpreted why this is the case. It turns out that the social media internet may uniquely undermine the way our brains work but not in the way you think.

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[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The phrasing of "more civilised places" in the comment you mention seems highly problematic to me, yes. I think the "stupid Americans" is your biased interpretation though.

Oh, btw I wouldn't call people from the USA "Americans", because it is just one of many countries in the Americas. Another blind spot in the US perspective.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nah, I meant "stupid americans". They were right.

[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Oh, OK. Yeah, I understand now why the other person got defensive. I obviously also get your anger at US people. But why would you then throw "civilised people" around? Imo this reinforces colonialist viewpoints of civilised vs uncivilised people.

ETA: oh wow, scrolling through your recent posts you seem to have a lot of oppressive and conservative opinions.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Wouldn't describe them as oppressive, I'm just a constitutional monarchist and I recently started a flame war over why I don't think religion should be destroyed lmao.

Also the white Europeans living in America are colonialists and those are the ones I am referring to as uncivilised, not indigenous. So I apologise if you thought that I was referring to indigenous people.

[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I just started a flame war

Okay so I don't need you in my feed then. Blocked. Hope more follow suit

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago

I'm going to cry at night

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Haha, "why so defensive"?