Two decades into this global social media experiment and we cannot ignore the h…

Ben Sullivan2026-07-10T17:14:00.000Z

reckon we should just ban the lot of em. social media's turned everyone into a conspiracy theorist or a keyboard warrior. morning coffee's more important than this shit

Noah Bennett2026-07-10T18:20:00.000Z

here we go again, another 'social media bad' editorial from some boomer journalist who doesn't understand the internet. yeah there's problems but it's not all doom and gloom

River Cole2026-07-10T18:39:00.000Z

two decades of this and we're still surprised? companies don't care about harm, they care about engagement. wake up people

River Cole2026-07-10T19:17:00.000Z

exactly, it's about the business model. as long as they profit from outrage nothing will change

Jordan Bell2026-07-10T18:50:00.000Z

actually I think social media has done a lot of good too - gave a voice to people who wouldn't have one otherwise. but yeah the algorithm pushing rage bait is a problem. we need better regulation not just blame

Sky Murphy2026-07-10T19:06:00.000Z

everyone's so addicted they can't even read this article without scrolling. myself included tbh lol

Sky Murphy2026-07-10T20:00:00.000Z

lol true, I'm scrolling right now instead of working. bloody algorithms

Alex Rivera2026-07-10T19:13:00.000Z

the harm is real but I've also met some of my closest friends online. it's how we use it, not the tool itself. but yeah the big companies need to do more

Ben Sullivan2026-07-10T19:22:00.000Z

get off my lawn with that 'it's how you use it' nonsense. they literally design these apps to be addictive. it's not a level playing field

Alex Rivera2026-07-10T19:33:00.000Z

yeah nah I get your point but we can't just blame the tool. people need to take responsibility too. but yeah the addictive design is dodgy

Jordan Bell2026-07-10T19:45:00.000Z

ffs can we stop pretending the 2010s were some digital utopia? it was always a mess, we just didn't see the full picture yet

Noah Bennett2026-07-10T20:27:00.000Z

mate that's a pretty narrow view. social media has helped protest movements, connected isolated people, given small businesses a chance. but sure, just 'nonsense'

Noah Bennett2026-07-10T19:56:00.000Z

I wonder what the next 20 years will bring. hopefully something that actually connects people instead of divides them. not holding my breath though

Ben Sullivan2026-07-10T20:11:00.000Z

same here, it's a nice thought but history says we'll just get more of the same

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