Social media is so toxic
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So, I just created an account on Substack because of KeelStack to find users for it. But I was quite impressed by Substack and used it personally. But the issue is it worked incredibly well for first few days, I talked to few new people, few people followed/subscribed me. I flirted with someone and all those things, but the problem is it is still a social app, and it's toxic too.
Everyone thinks that they are philosophers. They learned about life. They figured out everything. They are "gurus". And honestly, how dumb we are as a society, I can't express in words.
I encountered a few people, and I'm not attacking those people. Their points were completely wrong, bad, and unhealthy.
People are saying a man's worth depends on his bank balance. I know some of you will argue Yes, it's correct. No, it's not. It is normalised by society. Normalisation doesn't make it right itself. The worth of a human being doesn't depend on their net worth. It's inherent.
And a lot of people are really attacking women, and a few comments were deeply dehumanizing, victim-blaming, and just unnecessary hate towards women.
And I'm done with this. Really, I tried all the social media apps, Reddit, X, IG, Substack, and all of them are really terrible. It's not the app that makes them terrible, but its people and the algorithm.
The algorithm is also responsible for these things. It amplifies echo chambers, and idk what to do because I can't do anything. It intentionally divides people based on what content they engage with.
And honestly, algorithms are dividing both genders by showing them hateful content. Men are blaming women for their problems, and women are blaming men for their problems. Yes, it's correct in some points, but generalising 4 billion people as wrong- what nonsense is this?
Men are facing loneliness. Women are facing problems with physical safety issues. Both issues are real, and you can't neglect any issue. It's not men vs. women. It's us vs. the problem.
And the content of a tiny minority of people who spread hate goes viral very fast. The algorithm doesn't know which content is right or wrong. It just works based on engagement, and the algorithm is designed to make money and make people stay on the app as long as they can. So, tech bros aren't your friends.
And let me be very clear - I can't change the people. No one can. So, idk what to do. I tried and messed with a few people to "fix" them, but it's worthless. I'm trying for others so they don't follow those toxic things- not for the people who say toxic things, but for the people who are listening to them (their audience).