Pardon my Boomer sensibilities

[BeneteauBum]

I admit it….my grasp of the impact of social media had been muted by my lifestyle…..I just have never been interested in these platforms. I’ve never ‘liked’ or indulged in anyone’s need for acceptance.

I’ve recently come to realize how pervasive opposing ideas have come to rule a big portion of the country. It’s amazing to see there are many subsets there are, influencers and podcasters each clamoring for attention to ameliorate their insecurity….look at me, I have ten gazillion followers! There’s even haters hating haters because they are not completely in agreement. There are so many groundless postulations and morons eat it up. As to the followers, can’t they think for themselves? It seems too few are self directed anymore.

The orange menace has exacerbated this mess….it loves creating schisms and the resulting chaos. Orrex, I hope your hopes are soon realized. I’m frustrated and ranting……and waiting. Think I’ll pour a good portion of dark rum, go to the bow and sit in my chair hammock until the sun sets.

Peace ☮️

[usonian]

1. It's the clickbait attention economy.

Hate gets a bigger reaction than kindness, the "old brain" (limbic) at work.

And at least half the internet traffic is bots. AI crawlers must be at least 1/4 by now.

I use DU and Hacker News as my news aggregators. They are WAY more than enough.

[mopinko]

2. there's so much money in it.

i help out w a local fb group, and we get soooo many click farmers from indonesia, pakistan and india, it’s just nuts. it’s not even a group where hate sells. we dont brook nonsense. but they steal pics and words from ppl’s personal posts and pass them off as their own.