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  • squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi
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    12 hours ago

    Social Media is too prevalent in most countries, but it is undeniably very useful when used correctly.

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      10 hours ago

      Completely disagree because social media has done little to nothing to advance society.

      Cars can at least be linked to more people able to travel further distances. Social media? “But I can still talk to my friend in another country”. I could too in the late 80s.

      It’s called a telephone.

      • Grail@multiverse.soulism.net
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        7 hours ago

        I think social media apps like youtube, email, and zoom have been very useful for society. The pandemic would have killed a lot more people if not for social media.

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          7 hours ago

          Social media spread propaganda and politicized Covid getting people who were vaccinated for other preventable diseases avoid the Covid vaccine and die.

          I’d argue more people died to the pandemic because of social media and the ease of spreading fear and disinformation.

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            7 hours ago

            Social media allowed teams around the world to rapidly coordinate on the invention and distribution of the vaccines. COVID had fewer deaths than the 1918 influenza pandemic despite the massive increase in population since then, in part because of social media.