this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2025
914 points (99.6% liked)

Comic Strips

17943 readers
1589 users here now

Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

The rules are simple:

Web of links

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Social media is just the sparkles and decorations.

This isn't new. Authoritarians aren't new.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The current events are nothing new - social media is.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You are making my point. This isnt new. Social media is, but this situation isn't. So social media didnt create the problem.

Pronounce it, maybe. But didn't create it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

The point is that social media is a major contributor.

No kidding these issues existed. “Newness” isn’t what’s up for debate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

The fact that people are constantly talking and making everything about politics is the "problem" I'm talking about here and that is what I'm almost entirely blaming social media for. It's not the world events I'm blaming social media for but the reaction people have to them.