strongly disagree

Your beef is with the companies and their practices. Blaming the internet is a cop out.

no, that has nothing to do with it

Are you more concerned about the internet or globalism?

christ sake, look around. kids are supporting SOCIALISM

the internet IS globalism

That's the fault of the universities and social media. I'll concede, the internet has allowed people to become politically polarized and live in a bubble - but it's just the catalyst behind problems that have always existed.

distance, juristiction and scope is irrelavant online

deport the internet

without the internet neither the universities NOR the social media GETS to that point

because big-brains don't think they know everything because google tells them

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they have to actually LOOK for answers

double <:Doubt:588038713938804760>

well, what YOU doubt, I remember

Before the internet, you had literal cults.

i think you uh... underestimate the level of low IQ these people have MA

you are joking RIGHT?

These issues have existed long before the rise of technology.

cults and echo chambers are SO MUCH WORSE today

this PLACE is an echo chamber to a certain degree

it's like the tower of babel

Well naturally - but I wouldn't lament the internet for the problems of society. It removes the responsibility from the guilty parties.

to be clear, it is NEVER one single thing that causes a problem

Agreed. That's why I'm willing to blame the internet as a *catalyst* and not a cause

however, when looking at that element that has had the MOST negative effect on peoples quality of life....

Progressivism? <:smugon:512048583806025739>

it is NOT a net positive by any means

progressivism came about the exact same time as the internet

FALSE

Holy shit, progressivism has slowly leaned left over the past 3 decades. But once again, I'll agree that the internet *accelerated* that rate, much to their demise

true, despite it's earlier roots it had no teeth nor significant following

^^^ READ

and this is the core of my point; ideas like communism and progressivism and pedophila were ALWAYS present. however, they were NOT allowed to fester and spread in forum of open debate

colleges

I'll meet you halfway. The internet bolsters a nasty net negative on escalating the insanity, isolationism, and progressive politics that currently saturate the media. But I still recognize the net positive in communication, economics, and quality of life reaped as a reward

what if the world really did end in 2012 and we're dealing with the aftermath

anyone with a bad idea couldn't go very long without that idea being flushed out or else they became fringe

not today

today, if you don't like what i have to say, you can ALWAYS find some group on reddit that beleives in the same hair-brained ideas

it's kind of a double edged sword tho bc the internet was the only way I found ppl like sargon