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No hate to anyone, but imo, social media has lost the original meaning for which it was founded. It was created for communicating with people, but many have become completely absorbed in it and forgotten how to live and talk in reality. There is so much to learn from these platforms beyond mere amusement, but they have become solely about entertainment. There is no respect for anyone with the anonymity it had. While it has its own pros and cons, I feel it’s declining, and companies don’t seem to care about this issue until they stop making profits.

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[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

There's a push from fascists and fascism-enablers to turn the insecure into insufferable assholes. This confuses the general public on social issues and makes people more likely to vote out of hatred/spite (which helps fascists) instead of voting out of respect/concern (which would help progressives). The worsening of communal spaces is the inevitable byproduct of this.