Posted by Christ_empowered on February 13, 2022, at 8:06:10
In reply to Re: Social Media contributes to mental illness » Christ_empowered, posted by jay2112 on February 11, 2022, at 11:33:27
yeah...
I deleted my FB over 10 years ago. long story...I was glad when it was officially gone (I guess nothing is ever truly gone, in The Internet? I dunno...). Back then, the process took...2 weeks, maybe? Just a lil bit ridiculous...
a long term friend in a high status, white collar job tells me about how she handles FB and such. In her situation...it sounds as if she's come to regard it as a necessary evil, of sorts. not on her phone, ever again. very, very selective and cautious about what she puts up, what she replies to and how she words replies, that sort of thing. and...
I dunno. Not to sound anti-technology, anti-media or anything, but...I do think there comes a point at which media saturation becomes so thorough and complete that its essentially a high tech, inescapable form of socialization and social control. and...
"what about the children?!?" LOL. But...seriously...what is to become of the younger generations, who are inundated with all matter of intensive media saturation (and, in the covid-era, a good bit of disconnection from peers, social institutions, that kind of thing...) from a very, very, very young age? I don't want to assume that the results will be (already are?!?) entirely negative, they're just...
largely unknown, especially as both technology and social and economic forces continue to change, too. -worrisome- is that an appropriate word for the situation?
ok. :-)
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