I've been largely acting the same way my whole life. I never really got into social media, it mostly felt creepy to me, though I admittedly have been using twitter more lately.
That being said, I've seen friends and family become radicalized from social media. I think there is a nuance that people miss, radicalized doesn't just mean storming the capital or antifa, it also means jumping down someone's throat when they don't want to engage in your favorite content. This isn't just about politics, there are the conspiracy people, the UFO people, the spirituality people, etc. It really just seems like everyone is so energized towards making you the other if you're not in their subgroup.
The really dark thing about this is that I find myself not caring about things that are pretty important because it's filled with extreme people yelling at each other. I actually deleted a recent example that I was going to put in this post because I don't want anyone to pick up a pitchfork.
That being said, I've seen friends and family become radicalized from social media. I think there is a nuance that people miss, radicalized doesn't just mean storming the capital or antifa, it also means jumping down someone's throat when they don't want to engage in your favorite content. This isn't just about politics, there are the conspiracy people, the UFO people, the spirituality people, etc. It really just seems like everyone is so energized towards making you the other if you're not in their subgroup.
The really dark thing about this is that I find myself not caring about things that are pretty important because it's filled with extreme people yelling at each other. I actually deleted a recent example that I was going to put in this post because I don't want anyone to pick up a pitchfork.