I've never heard a convincing argument for the upside of social media. It's never looked like a good way to spend time from the outside.
I guess this is the difference between people who look at drugs and decide not to even try them vs. people who don't think about any of that and promptly get addicted.
The connection of all social media companies to either DARPA or CIA is also a strong negative trait from the get-go. Having visited East Berlin before 1989 and seen what totalitarian surveillance looks like and operates like, I'm a bit sensitive to the sight of the same all over again.
I connect with a lot of people on social media that I wouldn’t connect with otherwise. Whether it’s worth the tradeoff is up for debate. Could I connect with them in some more deliberate manual way like directly emailing or calling them? Sure, but would I do it? Probably not.
I guess this is the difference between people who look at drugs and decide not to even try them vs. people who don't think about any of that and promptly get addicted.
The connection of all social media companies to either DARPA or CIA is also a strong negative trait from the get-go. Having visited East Berlin before 1989 and seen what totalitarian surveillance looks like and operates like, I'm a bit sensitive to the sight of the same all over again.