Two types of social media members

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The really interesting thing about this, is that I really don't have problems on Facebook regarding the dark people. I only find that problem on forums, anyone know why?

The business model of forums is different. Forums tend to exploit people's differences and passion for free speech, but social media giants exploit sentimentalism and actually seek to control internet traffic and commerce. But it's all leveraged by the devil to dumb down emotional intelligence, with God allowing it all to go only so far, lest we totally destroy each other.

Even the most well-meaning people spend more time on the Internet than they do seeking God in prayer and Bible study. Social media was originally marketed as a virtuous attempt to connect and communitize people. What it has succeeded in doing is to connect and compare people.

There is lots of research to suggest this. In developing nations, within a year of supplying 50% of the population with mobile phones, the distribution of psychiatric medications proliferate dramatically, to put it mildly.

Two factors seem to drive the growing mental health epidemic/pandemic: Devices and darkness. COVID has ratcheted this phenomena up alarmingly high. I remember jokes being made in 2020 about Amazon delivering cannisters of compressed fresh air to doorsteps—no need to venture outside into the health-imparting rays of the sun or the negatively charged ions and purified oxygen of living greenery.

Not to mention the tendency to exercise less when indoors and the increasing modes of delivering "comfort food" to homes nearly everywhere. This is not as obvious to city dwellers but, out where I live, we have access to easily 10 times as much prepared and delivered processed food since the pandemic started as we did in 2019.

Sorry for the rant, Dev, but I'm not sure it's completely unwarranted.

And I'm experiencing deja vu - lol.


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[dev553344]

The business model of forums is different. Forums tend to exploit people's differences and passion for free speech, but social media giants exploit sentimentalism and actually seek to control internet traffic and commerce. But it's all leveraged by the devil to dumb down emotional intelligence, with God allowing it all to go only so far, lest we totally destroy each other.

Even the most well-meaning people spend more time on the Internet than they do seeking God in prayer and Bible study. Social media was originally marketed as a virtuous attempt to connect and communitize people. What it has succeeded in doing is to connect and compare people.

There is lots of research to suggest this. In developing nations, within a year of supplying 50% of the population with mobile phones, the distribution of psychiatric medications proliferate dramatically, to put it mildly.

Two factors seem to drive the growing mental health epidemic/pandemic: Devices and darkness. COVID has ratcheted this phenomena up alarmingly high. I remember jokes being made in 2020 about Amazon delivering cannisters of compressed fresh air to doorsteps—no need to venture outside into the health-imparting rays of the sun or the negatively charged ions and purified oxygen of living greenery.

Not to mention the tendency to exercise less when indoors and the increasing modes of delivering "comfort food" to homes nearly everywhere. This is not as obvious to city dwellers but, out where I live, we have access to easily 10 times as much prepared and delivered processed food since the pandemic started as we did in 2019.

Sorry for the rant, Dev, but I'm not sure it's completely unwarranted.

And I'm experiencing deja vu - lol.


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I think what has happened is similar to the news. It is a media war, and there are two sides, the liberals and conservatives. It's no secret that the liberals like to run the media and bash anyone that gets in the way of their agenda. You can see this with Trump and Biden, Conservatives and Liberals.

And it is obvious to me that some people run a smear campaign to promote their agendas. Anyone that doesn't agree with them gets smeared.

I am familiar with running a smear campaign as I used to do it when I was younger, it was a way to gain friends and make conversation. And it worked. I suppose now I see it as a form of hate speech so I try not to use it as a tactic. Although I suppose, being a conservative, I have used it somewhat.

When I thought of this thread I think a meme came to mind from Starwars:

 

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People with the condition might seem charming and charismatic at first, at least on the surface, but they generally find it difficult to understand other people’s feelings. They often:

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• feel little guilt for harm they cause others
• use manipulation, deceit, and controlling behavior

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