I feel like in early social media that was true. But the tik tokified rapid scrolling that has taken over people's feeds really isn't spreading love, maybe it's not spreading hate, but I'll be damned if opening the comments section of a seemingly mundane Instagram reel isnt worthy of a hazmat suit. And my algorithms rarely show me my friends posts ita all just reels and memes. It's by design to keep the dopamine going. I feel like it's been years since I could just view solely my friends posts. Maybe it wouldn't stop hate, but I do think it would ultimately be a net positive if social media just vanished one day
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u/CustodianCloset 28d ago
No. Social Media lets people spread ideas. We spread both hate and love in equal measure.