I think Jonathan Haidt is right - the move from making connections via social media to performing on social media has had very serious consequences and is a threat to democracy. But.
Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary
Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary
Without Twitter would I have joined @WeAreFairCop ? Would the challenge to unlawful policies and interpretation of laws been possible without the ability to mobilise thousands to crowdfund?
Over the past 11 years some of the most important experiences of my life are directly attributable to social media and the people I met through it. Some of those experiences were terrible and confirmed everything I feared about human nature and it’s essential darkness.
Others were inspiring and showed me I was right to celebrate the best of human courage. I guess, on balance, it’s been worth it.
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