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...which would you pick?

#1 Facebook		4 (20%)
#2 Twitter		11 (55%)
#3 Instagram		3 (15%)
#4 Tumblr		1 (5%)
#5 Reddit		1 (5%)
#6 None of the above		0 (0%)

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darklordoftech
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If you had hindsight and you could stop one of these social media platforms from existing...

« on: January 01, 2024, 12:36:02 AM »

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Meclazine for Israel
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Re: If you had hindsight and you could stop one of these social media platforms from existing...

« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2024, 12:51:31 AM »

Facebook or Twitter.

Facebook is not inherently bad.

But when you put humans in it, and connect them too close to one another, it is diabolical.

META promotes heated discussions based on the fact they get more views. There is no way that is good for children.

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Rand
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Re: If you had hindsight and you could stop one of these social media platforms from existing...

« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2024, 01:23:55 AM »

ALL
OF
THEM
but Reddit

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Antonio the Sixth
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Re: If you had hindsight and you could stop one of these social media platforms from existing...

« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2024, 05:26:11 AM »

Twitter, easily. There is really no comparison in terms of the extent it has poisoned our political discourse and made all of us stupider and morally worse people. And that's even before Elon Musk got involved.

TikTok might prove worse in the long run, but since it mostly targets the younger generations its effects will only become clear in 20-30 years, whereas Twitter's were swift and deadly.

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Re: If you had hindsight and you could stop one of these social media platforms from existing...

« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2024, 04:15:28 PM »

Twitter obviously although possibly TikTok if that was an option.

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Re: If you had hindsight and you could stop one of these social media platforms from existing...

« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2024, 05:17:12 PM »

Sad that this forum isn't an option but oh well.

I went with Instagram because it's really a beauty contest social media (beauty interpreted in all ways), followed by facebook.

Twitter as an idea works better but it's really someone stupid that has control over it and therefore it collapsing is also something i'd like to sea.

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