Social media has taken away our individuality and given those who control the platform the ability to sway opinions. It is akin to the spiral opinion book of my generation, passed around and anonymously filled with comments, often negative, on class members. Based on what comments existed when your turn came around, you inserted a comment most likely influenced by what others said. Most wanted to join the herd thereby, in their minds, increasing their popularity by being a member of the majority. It was a bad thing then and is a bad thing now, magnified many times over by technology.
>It is akin to the spiral opinion book of my generation, passed around and anonymously filled with comments, often negative, on class members.<
I remember that spiral notebook as well. We called it the Slam Book.