A well written and persuasive piece, and I so, so want to believe it. However, after basic curiosity drove me to investigate the Twitter type environment, including forums, blogs, etc, I have come to the conclusion that “snark” as you put it, is a powerful and driving force in these types of communications. It also seems to be contagious…
A well written and persuasive piece, and I so, so want to believe it. However, after basic curiosity drove me to investigate the Twitter type environment, including forums, blogs, etc, I have come to the conclusion that “snark” as you put it, is a powerful and driving force in these types of communications. It also seems to be contagious, like mob mentality, driving individuals who wouldn’t normally be snarky, to behave in a manner that is uncharacteristic. This is an issue even here, on Substack, but my experiences here have been the least bad. So at least it’s not frightening (yet) here on Substack.
It’s satisfying to read someone lay out the true setup of social media, but trying to tell people that they are just dupes, apes in a cage that are fed a steady diet of whatever makes them bounce off the walls and through shit at each other, is like trying to tell a devout Christian that Jesus was just a regular really cool guy. Forget it. They must go the way of all dupes; they have to learn for themselves. So, I would anticipate that social media will go from bad to worse before it gets better or goes away.
A well written and persuasive piece, and I so, so want to believe it. However, after basic curiosity drove me to investigate the Twitter type environment, including forums, blogs, etc, I have come to the conclusion that “snark” as you put it, is a powerful and driving force in these types of communications. It also seems to be contagious, like mob mentality, driving individuals who wouldn’t normally be snarky, to behave in a manner that is uncharacteristic. This is an issue even here, on Substack, but my experiences here have been the least bad. So at least it’s not frightening (yet) here on Substack.
It’s satisfying to read someone lay out the true setup of social media, but trying to tell people that they are just dupes, apes in a cage that are fed a steady diet of whatever makes them bounce off the walls and through shit at each other, is like trying to tell a devout Christian that Jesus was just a regular really cool guy. Forget it. They must go the way of all dupes; they have to learn for themselves. So, I would anticipate that social media will go from bad to worse before it gets better or goes away.
I truly hope you prove me wrong.