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1. snovymgodym · 1790442667 · focus · HN ↗

   A really toxic part of online interactions is that it's very common for people to see a tiny snippet of another person's life and then project all of their own personal resentments onto them.

   1. everyone · 1790444190 · focus · HN ↗

      Is there any benefit to social media? Just seems like a new form of cancer we have to deal with now along with everything else.

      1. IAmBroom · 1790449151 · focus · HN ↗

         I live alone, and have friends throughout the US.

         Social media kept me from attempting suicide during COVID. It helps me feel loved and connected.

         Yeah, there are faults, but condemning it wholeheartedly is like suggesting we should abolish ICE cars immediately.

         And suggesting we abandon it as a comment on a social media platform is ironically self-unaware.

         1. rpdillon · 1790498296 · focus · HN ↗

            > And suggesting we abandon it as a comment on a social media platform is ironically self-unaware.

            Gotta reach people where they are.

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