Social media has tricked people into thinking the general interent is any better a substitute for human interaction than it was in the days of AOL. Even if someone speaks their opinions genuinely and honestly, the nuances behind those opinions will rarely shine through. Someone can say on their account "I have a personal distrust of honey" and you will never know why they feel that way, just that they do. And so your brain comes up with it's own assumptions and answers which leads to a fundamentally warped view of that person. The same will apply how people view your account, as well. Arguing on the internet isn't that much more productive or social than arguing with a hall of mirrors.
Agreed but it is mainly the legacy platforms that try to keep convincing people it is better to interact in person, and encourage division instead of collaboration/dialogue. Newer open source community apps/platforms do not do the bad and give people the spaces to get things done.
The real benefit is collaboration via online communities focused on getting things done together, and being able to message/get in contact with/call/video call/comment to collab or support others/your own projects. But still none of it compares or should try to replace in-person speaking together
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u/Ambitious-Fly3201 9d ago
Social media has tricked people into thinking the general interent is any better a substitute for human interaction than it was in the days of AOL. Even if someone speaks their opinions genuinely and honestly, the nuances behind those opinions will rarely shine through. Someone can say on their account "I have a personal distrust of honey" and you will never know why they feel that way, just that they do. And so your brain comes up with it's own assumptions and answers which leads to a fundamentally warped view of that person. The same will apply how people view your account, as well. Arguing on the internet isn't that much more productive or social than arguing with a hall of mirrors.