For all that people complain about how toxic Twitter, Facebook, and the rest of the internet can be, they don’t often seem to put in much effort to crafting a better online experience for themselves. Sure, there are plenty of trolls, overconfident pundits, uncharitable talk-show hosts, and intellectually dishonest influencers, but you don’t have to give them your attention. You can choose to read, follow, and engage with the exceptions to the rule instead.
Well I gotta strongly disagree with this part. While it’s true that most complainers put hardly any effort in, the actual effort required to do what she suggests requires monastic dedication. Psychotoxic internet content is highly addictive for many people and our infrastructure amplifies and spreads it.
Delete your Twitter and Facebook accounts and get off social media. I recommend it strongly. It works very well to remove yourself from that sort of toxicity and such-like things. Living without social media is entirely doable, which I know because I do it. I’m not even a monk.
Chapter 15: A Scout Identity
Section: You Can Choose Your Communities Online
Well I gotta strongly disagree with this part. While it’s true that most complainers put hardly any effort in, the actual effort required to do what she suggests requires monastic dedication. Psychotoxic internet content is highly addictive for many people and our infrastructure amplifies and spreads it.
I’m pretty concerned by things like state-sponsored polarization campaigns and the apparent memetic collapse, so I can’t help but feel like the quoted passage is kind of sweeping aside some pretty big stuff.
Yes, but also monks are real and you could actually become one if you tried?
Delete your Twitter and Facebook accounts and get off social media. I recommend it strongly. It works very well to remove yourself from that sort of toxicity and such-like things. Living without social media is entirely doable, which I know because I do it. I’m not even a monk.