Why is there a loneliness epidemic if everything is equal and social media is just as good as real connections ?
> Societies change, connections change.
Change doesn't mean change for the best. Asking questions is totally reasonable when you look at the changes happening in the last decade. How come people, teenagers especially, are feeling more lonely while they're infinitely more connected than 20 years ago ? Why is suicide becoming the leading cause of teenagers' death ? &c.
Looks like a lot of people think change = progress = good, without even questioning it.
> I don't need to pretend to worship a deity
The irony is that technology is becoming a deity. "Don't question tech", "Tech is good, always good", "We must thrive for technological advancement at all cost", "Technical advancement is always progress", &c.
I never said the changes were exclusively for good, every change has good and bad sides, but implying things are bad because they are different is just as naive as saying changes are only for good
> Why is there a loneliness epidemic if everything is equal and social media is just as good as real connections ?
Maybe because of the several other societal changes that happened even before social media was invented? (Not saying it isn't part of the current scenario though)
> Societies change, connections change.
Change doesn't mean change for the best. Asking questions is totally reasonable when you look at the changes happening in the last decade. How come people, teenagers especially, are feeling more lonely while they're infinitely more connected than 20 years ago ? Why is suicide becoming the leading cause of teenagers' death ? &c.
Looks like a lot of people think change = progress = good, without even questioning it.
> I don't need to pretend to worship a deity
The irony is that technology is becoming a deity. "Don't question tech", "Tech is good, always good", "We must thrive for technological advancement at all cost", "Technical advancement is always progress", &c.
https://www.bbc.com/news/education-43711606
https://www.prb.org/suicide-replaces-homicide-second-leading...