There are many benefits to social media, but one of the great things about the time before social media, is that idiocy and expertise weren't elevated to the level where they occupied the same space.
Expertise held the high ground.
Which was both good and bad.
But today, bullshit, lies and nonsense has been elevated by social media to the point where it takes up the same space as expertise and informed opinion.
A lot of the division we see in society today stems from that. The progress of society is hindered because we cannot even agree on basic facts.
eikerni on March 31st, 2021 at 07:14 UTC »
Yea, people always think the Nazis just rose to power from one day to the other while not understanding how complicated the whole process was.
john_wallcroft on March 31st, 2021 at 07:30 UTC »
A lot more folks died than 6m, not all of them Jews of course. Don’t forget the poles, gays, the Roma people, disabled and other groups
derpferd on March 31st, 2021 at 10:05 UTC »
There are many benefits to social media, but one of the great things about the time before social media, is that idiocy and expertise weren't elevated to the level where they occupied the same space.
Expertise held the high ground.
Which was both good and bad.
But today, bullshit, lies and nonsense has been elevated by social media to the point where it takes up the same space as expertise and informed opinion.
A lot of the division we see in society today stems from that. The progress of society is hindered because we cannot even agree on basic facts.