In my view, the absence of social media won’t necessarily lead to increased social interaction among people. Instead, it may result in individuals seeking solitary enjoyment, which could potentially lead to various negative consequences.
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Yeah we are at a weird moment where the future of social media is by far and away the most exciting it has ever been in terms of the potential and ease at which federated social networks outside the control of corporations can be set up and yet people have been so burned out from toxically designed corporate social media that most people (understandably) can’t muster up the energy to care.
Social media is transformative, problematic but undeniably transformative. We just have to build it in ways that are healthier for people.