Someone said in a comment under a Guardian article:
My solution to this problem is somewhat simplistic. I don't do social media. As in not at all. None. Nadda. Never been on Facebook. Never will. Everything I have read about it causes me to view it as quite sinister. I don't do Twitter, Linkedin or any other form of social media.
I'm not sure why people think it's so virtuous and positive to shun social media. And many appear to think people simply exclusively use it to send strangers pictures of their kids, or of their latest meal, or to boast about their lives, or to announce they're going to the shop etc.
A lot of people do, but one can post about other issues too. People can post something thoughtful or thought-provoking on a whole range of topics. Or they can post something interesting, amusing, or even something profound, e.g. see all my Facebook posts 😉
Or, put it another way, if people just post dreary stuff, trite stuff, nonsensical stuff and nothing that you ever find engaging, interesting, or amusing, then how much are you going to be able to connect with them in real life anyway?
Trouble with real life conversations is that people just talk about dreary, boring stuff. On social media I can say what I think, which I could never do in real life since everything gravitates to small talk.
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"everything gravitates to small talk"
Hmmm. Not necessarily. One has to find or seek out like-minded friends. They are out there somewhere, and are more effective friends in real life rather than through electronic media.
As for social media, I don't use it - my main concern is that it is just a convenient cover for milking sell-on information to advertisers.
"everything gravitates to small talk"
Not necessarily - one has to seek out like-minded friends in real life, and live conversations are much more emotionally effective than those on electronic media.
I don't use social media as it seems to me that it is just a means of gathering personal information to sell on to advertisers.
I've never encountered anyone like me. In my experience, all conversations gravitate to small talk.
Well, my experience is that I've met maybe three people (over 74 years) that I could have a meaningful conversation with, without any gravitation to 'small talk'. Hang on in there - you have time.
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