Social media toxic influence on society
I asked chatgpt the following question:
why do dating apps are trash and how did the social media degraded society so much to the point of becoming like a big brother fake nonsense?
(chatgpt answer)
Dating apps are trash because they turn human relationships into a gamified, shallow experience where people swipe based on looks, bios are marketing pitches, and algorithms manipulate engagement to keep users hooked instead of actually helping them find someone. They push instant gratification, making real connections harder, while also devaluing individuals by offering endless choices, leading to paradox of choice—no one commits because they think something better is one swipe away.
Social media degraded society by promoting inauthenticity, surveillance culture, and narcissism. It rewards performative behavior over real connection, making people obsessed with how they appear rather than who they are. Every action is tracked, monetized, and manipulated to keep users dopamine-addicted zombies, constantly comparing themselves to curated, fake realities. Platforms also create mob mentality, where people are pressured to conform or be "canceled," making it feel like we're living in a digital Big Brother state, where every word and action is scrutinized.
Everything became a marketplace—even friendships and dating—where clout, status, and engagement metrics dictate social value. Real-life interaction is dying because of it.
(my conclusion)
Although you can have the same elements without social media, I think social media just amplifies to 10.000 % to 100.000 % and more negative traits of people, though i believe the isolation can play havoc in our minds, and the biggest one of stop being an individual and being too dependent on others it can be one of the big changes.
@okeyyyy
That is why I like to talk with Chat GPT so much sometimes, some of its (his?) conclusion being so accurate 😊
Personally, I don't use any social media, but - yes - I think they are a caricature of a healthy human community, actually more preventing than helping it to grow.
My Chat GPT had some terrible glitches one or two weeks ago, what made me think it would certainly not pass the Turing test at that time. But I hope you were not experiencing that...
@jacek73 yes social media is like a joke of what society is, i think is healthier trying to be more grounded closer to reality.
@okeyyyy I agree. Makes me feel Worse
It's actually true. The arrival of new technologies brought a massive lack of social skills and an increase on the toxic traits of the personality. Sadly this can be seen on the younger generations, up to 30 years of age (more or less).
There are companies taking advantage of this problematic, creating addictive apps. Influencers are bringing back unhealthy hobbies as gambling on their videos, and another bunch of them are even using "ragebait" to promote activity on their social media.
In the end, it looks like a jungle, filled with people fighting each other over ignorance and rage.
Personally, this problem increased when the pandemic took place. Can you notice the amount of people with attention issues, emotional problems or Internet addiction after the lockdown? We were all forced to stay in our homes, and we only had computers and phones.
@FutureTeacher301 i think as new technologies come society is gonna be worst and worst, but i havent experience what was before, so i think people tend to have too little experience in real life sometimes and more experience in watching screens.
so many people are having mental health problems cause of social media.
@lovelyMoment32 for sure
I couldn't agree more
@trueconfidant123 :) 😛
It makes its point. It has too many grammatical mistakes to be ChatGPT-generated. But I hear you.
@warmheartedGrapefruit813 i see, :) nice
@okeyyyy Thank you for sharing this perspective! Although I think chatGPT can be sometimes harmful in its use (for example in replacement of creativity of human thought) this is also good insight! And this really formulates the things I have been thinking for a long time on social media. :)
@sierrarain03 i kinda disagree that chatgpt replaces creative, chatgpt what does it just puts random things together, you can clearly see this in image generation, its like a tool.
@okeyyyy but yes, social media i think is bad
@okeyyyy That is true! I more so meant that it at times can be used to replace human creativity and thought, not chatgpt and ai as a whole. It depends on who uses it and if they use it as more of a generative tool or a supportive tool! To be fair I don't know nearly as much about it as most people probably do. So thanks for informing me! :)
i mean changes in technology just makes things become really different of what they used to be , is sometimes hard to keep on doing manual things when most people just wanna do it the easy way , so there imagine generation was born , i always wonder how things will change
Very profound. I've only been on a dating app twice. I agree that it's not the best way to find a connection. We humans are programmed to find some form of connection. I've recently tried to go to coffee shops and libraries. It's a journey to find a connection.
@Shyness98 i think is much better to go in real life, being in front of a device is so sad.
The concept that human society ought to be organized according to private property and everything being subject to market forces, including the necessities of human life itself, is the underlying issue here. It's also destroying the planet in the process from overproduction of commodities to sell in the market, burning more carbon-emitting fuels to manufacturing them.
Cars to travel long distances between private properties to get to workplaces because there is no reliable public transit, because of the profit motive applying to everything, leading to privatization of all public services, also leads to the death of the planet and the further alienation of human beings from one another.
When our third places also get privatized and we have no time to spend amongst one another in person because we cannot afford time off work when wages don't match the cost of living, due to the fiduciary duty of CEOs to always create higher profits for their shareholders at the expense of workers, no one can afford to be social. Everything gets put online, which is also turned into a market. Our data is sold for profit.
Social media is not the cause but a symptom of a much larger issue with how society is organized and the market-based mindset it creates in the people trying to survive within it.
Private property, market forces, austerity, and individualist mindsets go hand in hand.
@Zeraphim when all you know is online life your brain gets put in overthinking, seating in front of a device all day is no life.
@okeyyyy Thanks for engaging in the thing I said. I was trying to relate broader issues in real life which get reflected and amplified online, engaging in what you said. You seem to be of the opinion that we should just shut ourselves off from online life without addressing the broader issues in real life, which online life is a reflection of, not the sole cause. Social media can be an effective way of educating people about what's going on and coming up with solutions together. Simply not engaging doesn't resolve things. However, I don't think you're willing to engage seriously, so I will end it here.
you are addressing the issue in a more philosophical general approach, i an more as me personally what is my issue and how it affects my life
i get your point , but i can only talk for myself.