I’m curious. Is FR considered social media or is it something very different? A news forum without the social media stigma perhaps?
FR is a news forum.
FR is social media. There is nothing inherently wrong with social media, it’s the content that you choose to write and read that matters.
That’s the problem with arguments like the lead article: evil content is the result of choosing evil; you don’t have to choose evil - it’s not the media that matters, it’s the content you choose.
For me I think the difference is anonymity, at least for most FR users. The social media stuff seems to be between real life friends, family and distant strangers all knowing each other’s real identity. I’m glad it passed me by, I think it changes the way you think. Nothing good seems to come from it, we didn’t develop with these capabilities. I think it is a huge reason the teen suicide rate among girls is so high. I guess bullying among young girls is very common with this stuff. And with every phone being an internet connected video recorder the porn/exploitation capabilities went through the roof, creating even more broken damaged people.
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