Social media addiction is not natural or normal – but is it really a disease? | Roisin Kiberd

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We should be focusing on living with Facebook et al, rather then abandoning, restricting or censoring it, says technology writer Roisin Kiberd

It’s obvious that what social media does to us, especially those of us who are heavy users, is not natural, or normal. It’s not normal to submit opinions for approval every day to an online crowd, nor is it normal to consume the opinions of strangers in bulk. It’s not normal to live under the surveillance of software companies, which tailor their advertising with such eerie precision that it seems impossible that they are not listening in on our conversations.

 

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Noooo.. cada uno debe regular su impulso y, de cuando en vez'...abrir un libro y fabular cn su lectura

Who says it's not natural or normal? Facebook has 3 billion users. It's is the NEW normal.

No it is not. The IT community have spent millions on developing ‘persuasive technology’ to maximise engagement, to drive data generation for profit. Data is the new oil! Tackle tech companies, this is social engineering that benefits the wealthy wanting more wealth not a disease

Yes. Snapchat to talk, gets erased... FB and others are just weird. Keep Twitter, here everything is just unnatural. xD

No it’s a choice!!!

Everything human beings do is natural, because human beings are natural.

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