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Message: [QUOTE="RETRO-VETRO, post: 328576, member: 95464"] It’s increasingly evident that social media, while originally designed to connect people and democratize information, has evolved into a force that often undermines meaningful communication, distorts reality, and accelerates social fragmentation. Platforms that were once celebrated for enabling global dialogue now contribute to widespread misinformation, performative behavior, and algorithm-driven echo chambers that reinforce biases rather than challenge them. The pressure to curate a perfect online persona can erode self-esteem, while the constant exposure to sensationalized content can desensitize users to nuance and empathy. In many cases, social media amplifies outrage, trivializes complex issues, and reduces genuine discourse to viral soundbites. While it’s not inherently evil, the way it’s structured, prioritizing engagement over accuracy, virality over depth, often leads to outcomes that feel corrosive to both individual well-being and collective understanding. So yes, in many ways, social media does seem to ruin everything it touches, not because of the technology itself, but because of how it’s designed and used. ::dkfacepalm [/QUOTE]

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