Social Media - is it really a good thing?

[Magicpole]

I caught one out at work. “Oxbridge educated” on LinkedIn yet degree from Cardiff.

Let myself down by not claiming an Oxbridge education though. I did state that I would need paid time off regularly to attend Cobra meetings when required. adding it was all, "very hush hush".

 

[Magicpole]

we need to connect on LinkedIn, you seem very interesting

I am fascinating. Thanks for noticing.

 

[peoffrey]

With the exception of when someone has died, I never put bad news on Facebook. Maybe I'm critical about something (i.e. the new Champions League proposal) but it's just not the done thing to wax lyrical on there about bad things. People post a hyper inflated view of themselves.

There are some nasty pieces of work on Twitter too. I've blocked over 400 on there now because I've taken abhorrent dogs abuse. Mainly football. A group of United fans got hold of my @ and were sharing tweets, photos etc. Sadly, other "Blues" have done it to me too.

 

[BlueHammer85]

There are some nasty pieces of work on Twitter too. I've blocked over 400 on there now because I've taken abhorrent dogs abuse. Mainly football. A group of United fans got hold of my @ and were sharing tweets, photos etc. Sadly, other "Blues" have done it to me too.

sad c*nts! social media abuse needs to be tackled so much stronger

the vile abuse aimed at celebs just isn't right, and we will see more Caroline Flack related deaths if it continues

 

[bluetonium]

I've never really used socal media, never had a facebook, twitter or instagram account, which for my age is probably unusual. I use WhatsApp and occasionally zoom, that's about it. Oh, and youtube which I treat a bit like a streaming service whenever I want to watch something specific.

I get that for some it is a lifeline, for our family abroad we can share updates on the kids easily. But otherwise it has just always seemed like too much effort for too little reward to me at least.

Some of my mates will post conversations they've had with fans of other clubs which have been toxic. Wonder why anyone gets involved really, you're not going to convince you're average united fan that the city UEFA charges were a stitch up any more than you can show the average Liverpool fan that it doesn't actually mean more.

Social media gives everyone a voice, unfortunately not everyone is worth listening to.

Coupled with how personal it can get, plus a less resilient society in general, and it's easy for me to say sat here not knowing what it was ever all about, but sometimes walking away is best. Does it really matter what Rashford said, what Jezza the Rag from Basildon thinks about Aguero or what some moviestar had for breakfast? I choose to filter out their voices by not listening in the first place.

If Donald Trump tweets in the middle of the woods but I don't read it, my life isn't affected in any way. I still eat my dinner, read my little ones a bedtime story and turn on the match to support city. Neither is Trump's to be honest but at least I didn't clog my head up with any of it.

I get that being visible socially is a big deal for celebs though, and I can see that unless these companies take more responsibility and care for their users then more and more will just leave their platforms.

 

[peoffrey]

sad c*nts! social media abuse needs to be tackled so much stronger

the vile abuse aimed at celebs just isn't right, and we will see more Caroline Flack related deaths if it continues

I've been called a "nonce" and a "paedo" goodness knows how many times. Complain to Twitter and they do nothing. Is this libel? I'm fairly sure I don't rape children so I guess it is.

England fans in 2018 were unbearable too. I note they've all fucked off since.

 

[peoffrey]

Liverpool fans are a nightmare on Twitter. I made light of a defeat to Wolves in the Cup whilst I was on holiday in Malaga (lovely night with fans of many clubs in a sports bar) and woke up to 50 tweets of absolute abuse. They openly search for anyone badmouthing their club and abuse them. I had to padlock my account before blocking one by one. It's inevitably a badge of honour for them.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Twitter is a proper unhealthy shit hole,thankfully i got banned.

 

[peoffrey]

It really pisses me off. Imagine walking through the street and person after person is screaming abhorrent abuse at you. You'd want to wallop them. Then make an unpopular comment on Twitter.

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

I caught one out at work. “Oxbridge educated” on LinkedIn yet degree from Cardiff.

Maybe their degree was in ox bridges.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Now some people are just reading social media that fits their particular narrative, and you get those who just like dancing Cats and people seeing how far they can spit.

The job of social media is engagement (time = £££), so it actually FEEDS YOU YOUR PERCEIVED NARRATIVE, and that keeps you engaged longer!

“The algorithm” learns YOUR TASTE, then feeds it back to you. YOU have to make the effort to change that by your clicks and, more importantly, what you DO NOT EVER click on!

You see, YOU THINK you’re in control of your social media presence and what you read & click, but that’s only partially true, because the computer is DESIGNED to feed your needs, even when you don’t think you have them or even know they exist!

 

[Deleted member 77198]

The job of social media is engagement (time = £££), so it actually FEEDS YOU YOUR PERCEIVED NARRATIVE, and that keeps you engaged longer!

“The algorithm” learns YOUR TASTE, then feeds it back to you. YOU have to make the effort to change that by your clicks and, more importantly, what you DO NOT EVER click on!

You see, YOU THINK you’re in control of your social media presence and what you read & click, but that’s only partially true, because the computer is DESIGNED to feed your needs, even when you don’t think you have them or even know they exist!

Which is innocent enough when it first came around, because for people who like certain clothing/footwear/bands/sports/art/films/ etc. it would keep them updated of the things they have interests in. It’s a great idea for those things.

But then as soon as you get people who are into social issues and politics, it’s an absolute fucking disaster for all of us. It feeds people the same shit all the time so some are made to think they are the victims of things when, really, they aren’t. And it warps the minds of those who only see and hear of their side of thinking and keeps nudging them further and further over to one side of thinking, eventually to an extreme, and makes other views appear evil enemies of their “side”.

Too many social media types are now going round living their lives claiming they are oppressed or calling out perceived oppression and are permanently fucking offended by everything, or they are too far over on one side of political thinking, because that’s all they see and hear.

If people took themselves off social media for two years and just lived their lives in the real world, they’d realise that the vast vast majority of people - especially in Great Britain - are just normal moderate folk who are decent and kind. Great Britain is the most accepting and tolerant country in the world. Yet social media makes people think we’re a rabidly racist and oppressive country.

Social media is also far too America-centric. It makes people think America is the world and whatever is going on there are the most important things going on in the world and people involve themselves in it. In real life I don’t know a single person who gives a shit about the USA, it’s people, it’s social issues, it’s politics. The average Brit cares as little about the goings on over there as we do the goings on in Hungary or Suriname. Between my group of mates, we’ve never once had a conversation about USA social issues or politics, but even on the News we have daily updates about the orange bloke and some shit some no mark actor has said. Even on this website, we have a few threads about Septic politics. Why? We don’t ever see Aussie political threads.

 

[oman0115]

Useful for something’s, I’ve hardly used it in months but advertised my house to rent today and will probably save £500 in agents advertising fees. Since not going on so much I realise how needy and pathetic it made me, posting things for attention and likes. It’s just a waste of time tbh

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Between my group of mates, we’ve never once had a conversation about USA social issues or politics, but even on the News we have daily updates about the orange bloke and some shit some no mark actor has said. Even on this website, we have a few threads about Septic politics. Why? We don’t ever see Aussie political threads.

You self-selected a group, then equated Aussie politics with the far-reaching implications of American politics, as it relates to Europe and the UK.

Hopefully, that helps illuminate the inequality of the comparison? The USA is central to the globe power dynamics that greatly affect Europe. That’s why the USA is often front and center, even if you THINK it is an irrelevance to your life outside social media.

 

[kippax4ever]

Its killing us, slowly but surely.

What else did they say.....fake news travels 7 times faster than genuine news.

I dont think that's true..

 

[Deleted member 77198]

You self-selected a group, then equated Aussie politics with the far-reaching implications of American politics, as it relates to Europe and the UK.

Hopefully, that helps illuminate the inequality of the comparison? The USA is central to the globe power dynamics that greatly affect Europe. That’s why the USA is often front and center, even if you THINK it is an irrelevance to your life outside social media.

*centre

 

[citypepper]

It's messing a lot of people up... Addictive, living in bubbles, harming social live.

 

[brooklandsblue2.0]

Which is innocent enough when it first came around, because for people who like certain clothing/footwear/bands/sports/art/films/ etc. it would keep them updated of the things they have interests in. It’s a great idea for those things.

But then as soon as you get people who are into social issues and politics, it’s an absolute fucking disaster for all of us. It feeds people the same shit all the time so some are made to think they are the victims of things when, really, they aren’t. And it warps the minds of those who only see and hear of their side of thinking and keeps nudging them further and further over to one side of thinking, eventually to an extreme, and makes other views appear evil enemies of their “side”.

Too many social media types are now going round living their lives claiming they are oppressed or calling out perceived oppression and are permanently fucking offended by everything, or they are too far over on one side of political thinking, because that’s all they see and hear.

If people took themselves off social media for two years and just lived their lives in the real world, they’d realise that the vast vast majority of people - especially in Great Britain - are just normal moderate folk who are decent and kind. Great Britain is the most accepting and tolerant country in the world. Yet social media makes people think we’re a rabidly racist and oppressive country.

Social media is also far too America-centric. It makes people think America is the world and whatever is going on there are the most important things going on in the world and people involve themselves in it. In real life I don’t know a single person who gives a shit about the USA, it’s people, it’s social issues, it’s politics. The average Brit cares as little about the goings on over there as we do the goings on in Hungary or Suriname. Between my group of mates, we’ve never once had a conversation about USA social issues or politics, but even on the News we have daily updates about the orange bloke and some shit some no mark actor has said. Even on this website, we have a few threads about Septic politics. Why? We don’t ever see Aussie political threads.

Spot on, this is why we are getting more polarised as a society, we’re all living in echo chambers. Critical thinking and debate are being eroded as we’re only being exposed to the views we ‘like’.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Have to admit. Facebook market place is very good.
managed to sell/buy so much on there and it’s really simple and quick to do.

 

[Blue Smarties]

One glance of Rashford’s Twitter feed today shows the good side of social media.