Social media should be treated like the tobacco companies
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Social media should be treated like the tobacco companies
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Re: Social media should be treated like the tobacco companies
#2But the tobacco companies are still going strong?
Re: Social media should be treated like the tobacco companies
#3IMO the problem is the "media" part of "social media". I wish there was an online platform where my friends and I could give each other text updates and pictures about what is going on in our personal lives, but you couldn't "share" news stories or articles. I don't want to get my news through social media.
Simply removing the "share" function and blocking copy & paste would go a long way.
Re: Social media should be treated like the tobacco companies
#4They’re worse than tobacco, they will destroy civilisation. Not that I’m really bothered, humanity is t worth preserving
Re: Social media should be treated like the tobacco companies
#5IMO the problem is the "media" part of "social media". I wish there was an online platform where my friends and I could give each other text updates and pictures about what is going on in our personal lives, but you couldn't "share" news stories or articles. I don't want to get my news through social media. Simply removing the "share" function and blocking copy & paste would go a long way.
How much are you willing to pay for such service?
Re: Social media should be treated like the tobacco companies
#6IMO the problem is the "media" part of "social media". I wish there was an online platform where my friends and I could give each other text updates and pictures about what is going on in our personal lives, but you couldn't "share" news stories or articles. I don't want to get my news through social media. Simply removing the "share" function and blocking copy & paste would go a long way.
How much are you willing to pay for such service?
USD 5-10 a year
Re: Social media should be treated like the tobacco companies
#7I used to believe that social media was a huge issue in society, I'm not so sure anymore.
I recently listened to a Podcast with Andreessen Horowitz, he mentioned this twitter account https://twitter.com/PessimistsArc
“No one got upset when bicycles showed up. No one said, oh my God, we just ruined society.” - https://twitter.com/i/status/1304134132709109761
We're quick to blame anything new for problems within our society.
He mentioned the point how Communism and Nazism spread without social media/internet. People seem to believe what ever their social groups believes so I'm not sure less "fake news" is going to solve that.
fyi - I deleted my Facebook account for other reasons
Re: Social media should be treated like the tobacco companies
#8IMO the problem is the "media" part of "social media". I wish there was an online platform where my friends and I could give each other text updates and pictures about what is going on in our personal lives, but you couldn't "share" news stories or articles. I don't want to get my news through social media. Simply removing the "share" function and blocking copy & paste would go a long way.
I know there's going to be some debate about this response but I genuinely think Instagram plays that role in my life. I don't really have the type of friends that do a lot of reposting, but even those that do in the name of activism or donating to a cause limit it to the story feature. If you ignore stories and just focus on actual posts, Instagram is basically Flickr but with room to add captions. There's a mute story feature and also a mute posts feature if necessary.
I don't see many people repost stories or news as actual posts. I would suggest staying away from the discover tab.
Re: Social media should be treated like the tobacco companies
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
How much are you willing to pay for such service?
USD 5-10 a year
if it's something that allows for keeping all contacts in one place with no advertising and not selling my data I'd go for £50/year easy. would save me a ton of hassle in keeping contacts lists up to date and having to bother with multiple platforms.
Re: Social media should be treated like the tobacco companies
#10I used to believe that social media was a huge issue in society, I'm not so sure anymore. I recently listened to a Podcast with Andreessen Horowitz, he mentioned this twitter account https://twitter.com/PessimistsArc “No one got upset when bicycles showed up. No one said, oh my God, we just ruined society.” - https://twitter.com/i/status/1304134132709109761 We're quick to blame anything new for problems within our so…
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