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27. Yep. Facebook and other social media outlets are merely

Reply to betsuni (Reply #19)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 03:52 PM

Nov 2021

the black light you shine on the sofa that exposes all the nasty stuff, as John Fugelsang says. The Internet, in general, has been awful for decades. What one sees on Facebook today is no different than what we saw in the comments sections of articles on Yahoo! 25 years ago. It's why most sites that allow comments have moderators now. There will always be racists, misogynists, and bigots of every stripe, who will spout their hate wherever they can. It's easy when they can do it under the cover of anonymity that many outlets allow.

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Do you think facebook makes society worse? [View all] ColinC Nov 2021 OP

Yes, but not just Facebook - they might be the worst, but social media in general Ocelot II Nov 2021 #1

Agreed. ColinC Nov 2021 #3

+1 2naSalit Nov 2021 #9

I think all the major sites do AZProgressive Nov 2021 #2

Ugly hatred has always found a way to express itself and will continue to do so... brooklynite Nov 2021 #4

I quit Facebook when they became too hard for me to find. ColinC Nov 2021 #5

It is the algorithms that scientifically radicalise, plus the sheer scales of economy Celerity Nov 2021 #17

Never joined. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #6

Internals show Facebook thinks Facebook makes society worse. Maru Kitteh Nov 2021 #7

No, but F-x does. elleng Nov 2021 #8

If undermining self esteem and exacerbating dissatisfaction Demobrat Nov 2021 #10

FB, IG, Twitter, TikTok. All of them. absolutely NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #11

No...FB and social media are ok HipChick Nov 2021 #12

No. But corporate news does leftstreet Nov 2021 #13

It depends. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2021 #14

Whenever any business puts profits over people, not just Facebook, society always suffers. sop Nov 2021 #15

I think society makes facebook worse. Tomconroy Nov 2021 #16

I don't spend enough time there to have the slightest idea. n/t DFW Nov 2021 #18

People make society worse. betsuni Nov 2021 #19

Yes. Facebook gives them a vehicle to be ugly without doing any leg work. Buckeyeblue Nov 2021 #21

Yep. Facebook and other social media outlets are merely GoCubsGo Nov 2021 #27

Social media helps to destroy humanity's natural way of communication, ie face-to-face.... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2021 #20

So the best way to communicate is with the people immediately around you...... brooklynite Nov 2021 #26

No, and my post does not suggest that. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2021 #30

Your quote: brooklynite Nov 2021 #31

And I dislike Twitter and Instagram as well. sinkingfeeling Nov 2021 #22

I think society held up Bettie Nov 2021 #23

Human psychology just isn't set up for social media Sympthsical Nov 2021 #24

Water is also wet LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #25

It doesn't have to be, but it does Ron Obvious Nov 2021 #28

There community standards are worthless. LiberalFighter Nov 2021 #29

No. By and large, society has been enriched by FB. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #32

I can't think of anything that has contributed more to the ongoing jcmaine72 Nov 2021 #33