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ban nock's avatar

Being a contrarian I like reading people with whom I disagree. Particularly I like hearing their best argument, the reasonable thoughtful, considered idea that is different than my own. Worst case I learn to recognise the best reasons of another side of an issue, best case I change my mind.

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Penny Adrian's avatar

I agree with you about Twitter/X and Bluesky - but I will probably share this article on Facebook. I was banned from X for reasons that were never explained to me (I am very pro Israel and I might have been flooded with Qatari bots - who knows?) but I am glad to have been banned. It's very toxic for my mental wellbeing.

On Facebook, I share articles but never read replies. I also don't engage with other people's political shares except to give a "like" once in a while.

Just as with smoking - which was everywhere when I was a kid in the 70's - I think people are realizing the harms of second hand social media, and it is becoming more and more stigmatized to spend time on it.

I think this will lead to fewer people using it, or admitting when they do. I also think people are learning to take it far less seriously.

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