"It's about big tech giants versus small children's brains," Norwegian Prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre said.
  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    207·
    2 months ago

    Social media isn’t bad inherently. Addictive algorithms, violation of user privacy, etc. is bad.

    Cigarettes aren’t bad for you. It’s just the burning tar and the nicotine.

    • Nalivai@lemmy.worldEnglish
      172·
      2 months ago

      But social media don’t have to burn tar. They chose to because this way they can get more money, but it’s not an inherent part of the system, it’s an exploitation of it for profit, and can be separated

    • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      2 months ago

      comparing substances to social media is fucking stupid and you should feel bad.