The internet was awesome, then came social media and it all went to shit. It fed a culture that needed approval. That let to posts that departed facts and moved into anything that would produce a like or thumbs up or followers. Then came the algorithms that learned how to capitalize on human emotion. Then politics. Then division. Then control. And here we are. staring at screens all day to give us the next dramatic event and make us all outraged and hysterical. We can't discern real content from fake content. We gravitate toward whatever validates our positions. You hate me, I hate you. Die mother fucker.
If we all turn our screens off for a while, and maybe see the real world for ourselves, then maybe we can see the truth instead of the fabricated world view. Try it.
