It seems to me that Elon or not the trap of social media remains the same as television ever was, addicting our engagement to grow capital, without concern for consequences. I know this is old news, but the fact that we all know it and yet continue its dominance--more than willingly --is fascinating - ThreadSky

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edhalter.bsky.social • 57 days ago

It seems to me that Elon or not the trap of social media remains the same as television ever was, addicting our engagement to grow capital, without concern for consequences. I know this is old news, but the fact that we all know it and yet continue its dominance--more than willingly --is fascinating

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edhalter.bsky.social•57 days ago

Maybe the zombie nature of much activity here makes this more obvious

edhalter.bsky.social•57 days ago

I for one long for a return to using social media as a phone call, not a brain implant

edhalter.bsky.social•57 days ago

These are just some random thoughts that came to my head

edhalter.bsky.social•57 days ago

These were also prompted by reading Melanie Klein on loneliness: https://nonoedipal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/on-the-sense-of-loneliness.pdf - by which she means not being alone but the sense of loneliness we all have even if we are surrounded by friends, family, life

edhalter.bsky.social•57 days ago

This kind of loneliness is universal and at essence untreatable - we can only manage its pain thru various "defenses" - practices that keep it at bay, that entertain our time and distract from this existential fact

edhalter.bsky.social•57 days ago

And perhaps the most toxic nature of social media is that, as a business, it feeds on this loneliness and attempts to both slake it (momentarily) and enhance it through social discord

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