Post by @qyron@sopuli.xyz

2026-11-01 16:04 UTC

My next few words are going to be highly unpopular but what do I have to lose? Social media is a cancer. Let’s put it as it is. Many laud it as an open chanel to divulge what the traditional media outlets do not but at its core all social media proved is that human beings are easily swayed and are uncapable or, even worst, unwilling to interact in a civil manner. There is no exception to my knowledge to this behaviour in social media. Even in Lemmy it happens. Instead of banning kids from social media, perhaps we should consider social media as a whole and go back a few pegs on how we used the internet. Regarding kids, there are already plenty of example cases where forcing the reduction of the use of social media improved the overall mental well being of children and adolescents. Even adults benefit from it. Perhaps banning it outright would not bad that bad.

Replies (6)

@pikesley@mastodon.me.uk 2026-11-01 16:07

@qyron@sopuli.xyz @supersquirrel@lemmy.ca > there are already plenty of example cases where forcing the reduction of the use of social media improved the overall mental well being of children and adolescents [citation needed]

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@yesman@lemmy.world 2026-11-01 16:27

at its core all social media proved is that human beings are easily swayed and are uncapable or, even worst, unwilling to interact in a civil manner. The idea that human nature is rotten and cannot change is a core belief in Christianity, capitalism, and conservatism in general. It’s one of the oldest and most contentious political and philosophical debates. It’s OK to take the misanthrope position, but you shouldn’t speak about your opinion like it’s settled and obvious fact.

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@Dadifer@lemmy.world 2026-11-01 16:58

They say on social media.

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@supersquirrel@lemmy.ca 2026-11-01 16:05

Yeah this is stupid because if you actually believe this than leave, what are you doing here?

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@Triumph@fedia.io 2026-11-01 18:12

And this has to do with the posted article how?

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@self@awful.systems 2026-11-01 18:37

your posts in this thread were so masturbatory that I deleted them all before we got even more jizz on the carpet

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