Cindy Cohn Warns Jon Stewart That Americans Have to Make X and Meta 'Less Important' | Video
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Cindy Cohn touched on the toxicity of the social media space in a wide-ranging interview with "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart Monday night.
  • BanMe@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    12 hours ago

    The average American feels an unmet need for connection. Social media immediately fills that need, exactly like a drug. For a few minutes anyway. You don’t get the benefits of a real connection, just the dopamine. Pretty soon you feel worse, and the best way to stop feeling bad is to hit refresh or keep scrolling. I’m glad we’re finally looking at the consequences of social media for kids, then we can look at what it does to adults.

    • MangoCats@feddit.itEnglish
      1·
      6 hours ago

      Social media immediately fills that need, exactly like a drug.

      In the late 1980s crack cocaine swept into Miami at bargain prices - but “real” cocaine was already all over the place… show some refinement/self-respect people, don’t smoke the crack. In terms of social media, maybe actually socialize instead of “smoking the crack” of Facebook? Yeah, Facebook is cheaper than meeting people for an activity (any activity) - but get your fat ass up and do something real, it’s better for you.