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by 0zymandias 2215 days ago
Social media is a dead end. The results are depression and misinformation.

Unless you believe truth can easily be determined, there is no tweak that Zuck and Jack can do to fix their platforms. At least Zuck is honest about it.
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ipsum2 2215 days ago
> Social media is a dead end. The results are depression and misinformation.

Honest question. Is Reddit any different? Hacker News? Your average bulletin board?

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humanrebar 2214 days ago
Reddit is not different with respect to this. HN, mostly, so far, but it does consider certain things more or less off topic, so it's not trying to be a general platform as such.
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buboard 2214 days ago
Sure is. I doubt there s anyone who got depressed because their reddit karma was low. Posting an instagram selfie, however, and getting no likes -- that's tough.

"Social media" is a misnomer, in reality it's skinner boxes for humans

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propelol 2214 days ago
Reddit is better because people are more anonymous and don't have to mix their real life with their online life.
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ipsum2 2214 days ago
Why? Misinformation on Facebook and Twitter are spread by bots AFAIK. How does being anonymous help decrease misinformation?
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