Subj : Re: Social Media
To   : boraxman
From : RetroSwim
Date : Sat Apr 11 2026 07:28 am

 bo> I sort of agree.  It does assume a rational, intelligent and well rounded
 bo> person.  I would NOT say educated, as a lot of education now is just
 bo> indoctrination and many are probably better without the so called
 bo> education they got.

Educated not necessarily meaning some predetermined level of formal study, moreso having some basic idea about the world beyond one's bedroom walls.

For instance, when people were confusing Georgia the country, with Georgia the state, and confidently entering discourse about electoral fraud on that basis. You don't need university to not be that stupid.

Perhaps that kind of thing falls under "well rounded"?

 bo> People do come to their own conclusions, but its
 bo> easy to blame algorithms when you dont want to admit that.

I'm more blaming the algorithm for disincentivising earnest conversation. Intelligent, rational, well-rounded people won't bother contributing well-thought-out posts, knowing they will be swamped with rage-baiting trash, and never seen.

 bo> Now, this is not a popular opinion of mine, but I think the other issue
 bo> is I think that people should really stick to their own personal lives,
 bo> and not get engaged in politics unless they ARE well rounded.

For real!

But alas, it's hard to "know what you don't know". Everyone thinks they are well-rounded! lol

 bo> My issue is more with people who simply think that anyone who doesn't
 bo> agree with them is evil and should be shut down.  I hear that all too
 bo> often.

Agree, that's unhelpful regardless of the context. 

 bo> Social Media is both a blessing and a curse.  It really does depend on
 bo> the maturity of the person engaging with it.

Maturity on social media is in short supply, sadly haha!

Cheers,
RetroSwim

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