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Posted by jay2112 on February 7, 2022, at 22:36:47
I have NEVER had a more triggering experience then like on FB, Twitter, etc. It seems to cause explosive behaviour, and it's focus on "selfies" is sick!! "Selfies" are for self-absorbed, narcissistic
people, and kids today seem to love it!!Jay
Posted by beckett2 on February 8, 2022, at 15:39:47
In reply to Social Media contributes to mental illness, posted by jay2112 on February 7, 2022, at 22:36:47
> I have NEVER had a more triggering experience then like on FB, Twitter, etc. It seems to cause explosive behaviour, and it's focus on "selfies" is sick!! "Selfies" are for self-absorbed, narcissistic
> people, and kids today seem to love it!!
>
> JayIt's certainly spread mass delusion in the states
Posted by rjlockhart37 on February 10, 2022, at 15:50:22
In reply to Social Media contributes to mental illness, posted by jay2112 on February 7, 2022, at 22:36:47
Social media i think of how US society functions today (i think, opinion) because it's the way people network out and connect to others. It also gives a new way for people to express themsleves through selifies and getting likes and adds. It's similar to reward system to have likes and followers. But i have been on facebook and seen my friends grow up and have families. That is trigger (because im a bit behind) but also it makes you want to compete with other people through selfies.
it's the new age, tv and radio from 20th century used to be social media and people were also triggered by it too
Posted by Christ_empowered on February 11, 2022, at 10:25:23
In reply to Re: Social Media contributes to mental illness, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 10, 2022, at 15:50:22
I'm thankful that I have the option to not -do- social media. Its not that I'm morally superior or anything, its just...something I do not have to engage in, thank goodness. and so...
yeah, based on my friends + friendly acquaintances who do social media (many of them seem to be pressured to maintain -some- sort of presence, both for their official jobs and then also...I guess there's social pressure to be on FB, sometimes?), I'd say...
it isn't so much that social media contributes to "mental illness" per se, so much as it is that social media makes ever changing, ever intensifying social pressures harder and harder to escape...
and that creates distress which can lead to chronic distress which can lead to labels/mis-labeling, on and on.
one thing I kind of...I dunno if "like" is the word, but "appreciate," maybe better/more precise...about being labeled as "Schizophrenic" in my own, personal situation...
why bother? socially, the label of "Schizophrenia" is a sort of living death, anyway, so just...carry on, I do me, on and on. lol. :-)
Posted by jay2112 on February 11, 2022, at 11:33:27
In reply to Re: Social Media contributes to mental illness, posted by Christ_empowered on February 11, 2022, at 10:25:23
> I'm thankful that I have the option to not -do- social media. Its not that I'm morally superior or anything, its just...something I do not have to engage in, thank goodness. and so...
>
> yeah, based on my friends + friendly acquaintances who do social media (many of them seem to be pressured to maintain -some- sort of presence, both for their official jobs and then also...I guess there's social pressure to be on FB, sometimes?), I'd say...
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> it isn't so much that social media contributes to "mental illness" per se, so much as it is that social media makes ever changing, ever intensifying social pressures harder and harder to escape...
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> and that creates distress which can lead to chronic distress which can lead to labels/mis-labeling, on and on.
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> one thing I kind of...I dunno if "like" is the word, but "appreciate," maybe better/more precise...about being labeled as "Schizophrenic" in my own, personal situation...
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> why bother? socially, the label of "Schizophrenia" is a sort of living death, anyway, so just...carry on, I do me, on and on. lol. :-)Well, I 'do' social media in small gulps. I can only take so much. It just seems FB et al are broadcasting platforms for people who think they know everything and anything just because they have access to Google. That bothers and irritates me often. BUT, I try to just stick close to the few friends, family and acquaintances I've known for many years.
That is why I view it as, sometimes, toxic. It's rugged individualism, and sad that people who think, just because they have money, are somehow automatically intelligent. Quite the opposite, usually.
Racism, sexism, misinformation..that is where the toxic comes in.
Posted by Jay2112 on February 12, 2022, at 15:35:40
In reply to Re: Social Media contributes to mental illness, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 10, 2022, at 15:50:22
> Social media i think of how US society functions today (i think, opinion) because it's the way people network out and connect to others. It also gives a new way for people to express themsleves through selifies and getting likes and adds. It's similar to reward system to have likes and followers. But i have been on facebook and seen my friends grow up and have families. That is trigger (because im a bit behind) but also it makes you want to compete with other people through selfies.
>
> it's the new age, tv and radio from 20th century used to be social media and people were also triggered by it tooHi RJ:
I think social media can be a good thing, but way, way too much arguing. People get all defensive, as well, they think it is their own personal platform to express their opinion no matter how wrong it is. People throw away the facts, and editorialize on topics without consideration for others.
Jay
Posted by Jay2112 on February 12, 2022, at 15:39:50
In reply to Re: Social Media contributes to mental illness, posted by beckett2 on February 8, 2022, at 15:39:47
> > I have NEVER had a more triggering experience then like on FB, Twitter, etc. It seems to cause explosive behaviour, and it's focus on "selfies" is sick!! "Selfies" are for self-absorbed, narcissistic
> > people, and kids today seem to love it!!
> >
> > Jay
>
> It's certainly spread mass delusion in the statesYes...indeed! Misinformation, distortion of facts, anti-science. Reminds me of the 'mob rules' witch hunt mentality.
Posted by beckett2 on February 13, 2022, at 0:06:27
In reply to Re: Social Media contributes to mental illness » beckett2, posted by Jay2112 on February 12, 2022, at 15:39:50
> Yes...indeed! Misinformation, distortion of facts, anti-science. Reminds me of the 'mob rules' witch hunt mentality.
>
>yeah, it feels a little uncomfortable. I felt better not subject to everyone's hot take.
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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