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thomhartmann

(3,979 posts) Thu May 26, 2016, 07:55 PM May 2016

Is #SocialMedia Ruining Our Culture?

Thom Hartmann talks to caller Susan, who says social media and cell phones are ruinging our culture!

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Is #SocialMedia Ruining Our Culture? (Original Post) thomhartmann May 2016 OP

I see it all the time. zeemike May 2016 #1

What 'culture' would that be exactly? haikugal May 2016 #2

Exactly. What culture would we be talking about? The commercial culture, Nay May 2016 #3

Thank you! haikugal May 2016 #4

zeemike

(18,998 posts)

1. I see it all the time.

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2016, 08:18 PM

May 2016

Because I don't have a cell phone and do not use social media.
People walking around with their eyes fixed on their cell phone never looking around.
It's weird IMO.

haikugal

(6,476 posts)

2. What 'culture' would that be exactly?

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2016, 08:18 PM

May 2016

Nay

(12,051 posts)

3. Exactly. What culture would we be talking about? The commercial culture,

Reply to haikugal (Reply #2)

Fri May 27, 2016, 12:11 AM

May 2016

which has turned us all into shopping automatons already, each out for himself? Or the bragging macho culture? Or the dolled-up hooker culture? Hard to decide which one is the worst.

haikugal

(6,476 posts)

4. Thank you!

Reply to Nay (Reply #3)

Fri May 27, 2016, 12:20 AM

May 2016

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