Is it normal to hate social media this much?

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some forms of social media are...minimally cancerous, like facebook, instagram, and pinterest. Other forms of social media like reddit and twitter are toxic fucking cesspools that people only use if theyre a, mentally deficient malignant rectal tumor and proud of that fact

either way, all forms of social media are fucking cancer, differentiated only by what degree of fucking cancer they manage to attain. after seeing someone make a post here comparing is it normal to a "family", it made me realize that this site is social media after all, and by extension, a huge bucket of curdled horse jizz

there's no such thing as decent human relationships on the internet. the internet is a place where everyone is shit and the goal is to see who can be the shittiest to other pieces of shit

vote if you like but im done here

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  • hauntedbysandwiches
    2 years ago

    Depends on how you use it. You could brag about all the great restaurants and countries you go to and how hot you are or you could use it for good but I agree for the vast majority they use it to brag and it's a little weird.

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  • bbrown95
    2 years ago

    I'm pretty sure I've commented on here about this site being like a "family". 🤣

    I do think that there can be a lot of toxicity on social media in general, but like in real life, you can choose who you surround yourself with/what communities you want to be in. I've tried a few different sites and I didn't like the communities of some, so I simply didn't return. I've stuck with the ones I've enjoyed instead.

    I do miss having more than Reddit to ask questions for more specialized subjects in (like different hobbies in which the general public will likely not have a lot of answers for, but a specific group like a Reddit sub dedicated to that hobby might). Reddit is okay for the most part depending on the sub in my opinion, but I really miss forums/message boards (while they still exist, most have shut down or are very inactive) and even Yahoo! Answers, despite the massive troll infestation on there. I still think Facebook groups are the worst, though, and are like going back to high school and interacting with Mean Girls wannabes. Even my local buying and selling group is not safe from that crap! Otherwise, sites where you can just interact with friends and family such as Facebook and Instagram are much easier to limit who you interact with than something like Reddit in which you pretty much have to interact with an entire community in a sub.

    You're also correct that people tend to be more cruel online. I think they tend to forget there is a real human being with feelings on the other end of the line, and it's easier for people to say mean things to people they A) aren't talking to face to face and aren't having to read their body language, and B) they suffer fewer consequences than they probably would if they were saying it to their face.

    Sorry you didn't like it here. I understand why social media isn't your thing. It's not for everyone, and can get tiresome at times.

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    • Billy247newaccount_35467829
      2 years ago

      "Cruel"? Talking shit to someone is far from cruel. Rude, sure, but not cruel. And is it really their fault if someone is so fragile they get hurt by words? If someone is mentally weak like that, they probably shouldn't be on the internet.

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      • bbrown95
        2 years ago

        Some things people say can be cruel, yes. It is subjective, what seems cruel to me may not to you.

        You have a point that if someone is easily hurt, the Internet isn't the best place for them, however, there are some truly unnecessarily harsh things said to people that can really sting. Yes, words can hurt people. Honestly, people also shouldn't be on the Internet if they enjoy being unnecessarily hurtful to people they don't know just for shits and giggles, either. The reason they do it is because that's the only place they don't really suffer the consequences of their actions as long as they're anonymous (and the anonymity is often what prompts people to be more cruel/harsh/whatever term you prefer).

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        • Billy247newaccount_35467829
          2 years ago

          Yes, I guess you are correct.

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