Is the Internet Ruining Community?

[@Shanspeare]

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[@MayonakaMidnighter]

I heard "The Chase" in the opener at it got me

[@cactus2260]

Hey i noticed some of the videos you cited are based on writren essays that are quoted in the descriptions of said video. Perhaps you could also add those sources to your video so youre not quoting someone quoting someone else?

[@crescentmoondesigns7515]

Your research is immaculate I learn something new every time.😊

[@derknusperhase_ivi]

this women has alot to say about an economic neutral method of trading commercial values from a to b. i genuienly loled when she was accusing a simple free markjet model for trading to slavery xD bro capisalism didnt affect ur life at all. you proove it with ur 20 conotations to capitalism. just a simple andf ast learend way to trade ...seems responsible for i dont know xS bro this is soooooooo FUNNY 99 percent of people didnt even work in the financial sektor. sorry but an analogy to this would be that bananas are responsible for slave and lonleness and consumerism....the fun fact is that bananas are at least a little bit xxxxD *lol* responsible for consumerism actually xd ....CUZ PEPS CONSUME THEM XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXd

[@aaronsmith1474]

As a 90s kid, I absolutely hated that era... it was full of bullying and boredom. The internet literally saved my life by putting me in contact with like-minded nerds and information that I could use to build a career I was actually interested in (and would rescue me from the rural American hellscape).

[@Xx_Oleander_xX]

while Im a 2000s kid I was in a similar boat. The internet allows 'weird' kids to see people like them thrive when they have next to no one irl

[@sarah30932]

It’s truthfully still serving me as a “weird” adult lol

[@dopaminedrought395]

@@sarah30932 same!

[@nuclearpancake3683]

Im a 2010 kiddo but same, i found my community online :3

[@Chuck_EL]

Same I grew up in the 90s as a teen black skater boy , and played sports, loved paleontology, astrology and marine biology and comics plus i was into snakes , spiders and earth worms which was not so common so once i got on the Internet I met so many people who were into what I was

[@bimpadimp]

the "you're just speaking out now to avoid getting blocked!" thing frustrates me so much. if the point isn't to pressure celebrities to speak out, then what is it? to feel superior?

[@lydiawhite7266]

Um... Yes, actually. I hate to say this, but a lot of the time, that is precisely the point.

[@geekyboy6875]

Yall struggling a lot at context. Noting the reason someone is speaking out is important. Caring about issues not for their awfulness but cause u don’t wanna get in trouble is still awful behavior no matter what. Especially when they don’t do anything after their “speaking out”

[@lydiawhite7266]

@@geekyboy6875 I tend to take a more consequentialist perspective on activist matters like this. Yes, I think it's shitty when someone clearly aligns themself with something just to save their own skin. It's a sign of cowardice. That said, I'd rather have someone speak about these issues than not. Regardless of who a person is in their heart or their personal reasons for making statements (which nobody else will ever truly know unless they say), I'd rather they make the statement than let the silence fester.

[@bimpadimp]

@@geekyboy6875 I feel like this goes along with the whole thing of doing activism for the sake of personally trying to be a good person and worrying about individual morality rather than actually advancing a cause

[@geekyboy6875]

@@bimpadimp this one issue is that they don’t care about morality but rather public image. Their personal morality is career oriented not morals based

[@marumizer]

My personal issue with the internet is the fact it was so quickly commodified. The minute we start hiding the magic from it's users- formatting algorithms, tying everything to accounts, putting trust in third parties to hold our information instead of teaching tech literacy- it becomes a consumerist warzone. Every mainstream social media is a fight to grab and keep your attention for as long as possible, even KZbin. It's another way to push products and take advantage of the users. You don't even *own* the tech you own- there's no right to repair, you own a license to it. There are some good things to learn from movements like Web Revival and YesterWeb that focus on user-first internet: personal websites, web-rings and a more laid-back, modern-yet-not approach to internet spaces. Is the internet destroying us? Yes, in the way we use it currently.

[@echoicmimicry]

Totally agreed. With increasing reliance on tech and the Internet, it's surprising how few people understand these under the hood -- or even on a basic level, for that matter. I don't wish to blame the individual, but as a whole we have put way too much faith into businesses to provide us services which should probably be based on at least open-source collaboration. I have made a major shift over the past 2-3 months to Linux on my computers, and it's made me fall in love with learning more. I'm not a computer science major or anything, just a human being fed up with the current landscape. I remember when it wasn't this bad, but it's been building up over time.

[@jp6846]

algorithms have killed us. the internet is an incredible thing. the way we’re almost forced to be addicted to it and expected to be constantly “online” and “accessible” is not.

[@julius-ceasar]

thissss

[@8ri1]

crazy enough i lost an online friend because whenever i was doing irl things (on vacations or at work) i SHOULD have been constantly checking in and joining vc's and not doing so as constantly as i was when i was unemployed was neglect 😭

[@sharimeline3077]

100% I've been on the internet since 1994. Aside from having to use dialup, I think it was better back then because there were no algorithms yet. Does anyone else remember Google when it was ad free? And youtube when it was ad free? Those were the days.

[@sharimeline3077]

@ville__ Don't like your own comments.

[@sharimeline3077]

@ville__ No, I don't bother doing that.

[@clover6605]

yes. yes it is.

[@dariazhempalukh]

Came here to say exactly the same thing lol

[@ashleyyyy8833]

Can we all please appreciate the fact that an actual person was named JERRY MANDER!

[@SpecialBlanket]

Lol!!!

[@spifftastic87]

I was really hoping someone would say this, I CHOKED lol

[@literallywhy6162]

It sounds like a drag name 😂

[@ashleyyyy8833]

@@literallywhy6162 and also gerrymandering.

[@literallywhy6162]

@@ashleyyyy8833 ….yes, I got that. Drag names are often puns on existing words. That was the joke.

[@Beto_Serrano]

Like said in Fallout: "The future is a product. You're a product, I am a product. The End of the World is a product." I'd dare to say that loneliness(TM) is a product too. At least the one we feel in the internet and such...

[@mmgs1148]

Its not only a product, loneliness became a tool regarding the male loneliness epidemic (or whatever it is called in the MRA's community). A tool used against feminism and women's rights too, a tool that serves its purpose of showing "look what happened because of you feminists", another scarecrow like the "destruction of the family" "destruction of the "natural" order of society" and other buzzwords

[@audreamyy]

girl i don’t even need to watch to know the answer 😅 but trust im still watching

[@sonderfulsable]

when i stopped posting my art online several months ago, i did stop drawing for a while-but then i found my passion outside of that and have never had a better time drawing, or writing, or anything else. i'm making my art for myself, not for others.

[@MAPQB]

❤

[@echoicmimicry]

running into this conflict myself. i keep feeling the urge to create things for the sake of praise, to put on a resume, or some sort of profit, and i'm trying to fight against it. i want to know myself as i am through art and creative projects, and that goes so far beyond what is popular or palatable. i miss obsessively drawing as a kid, i miss being "weird". i feel like i've lost parts of myself over the years that i'm trying to rediscover.

[@solarmoth4628]

The constant use of the internet has fried my brain, I feel like it got so bad during the pandemic. I mean I have a job now and I do have hobbies so I do use my phone less but but it’s still feel a need to fill the silent part of the days with a screen. Also this hairstyle looks so good on you.

[@Riverr5]

I feel like the internet both helps and hurts us. Some things wouldn’t be possible without it but at the same time I feel like I might be a bit happier if I wasn’t exposed to so much of the internet at such a young age.

[@whatevenisthiss]

Im so grateful to have found you! The topics you cover are so important. It’s been hard to watch a lot lately due to creators not caring about Palestinians. To see you use your platform to continue expanding on the topics you’re touching is like no one else is doing. Thank you thank you thank you.

[@celisewillis]

Ditto! New Shanspeare videos are such a treat 😊

[@oktaviacemerys2130]

I think the internet is, historically speaking, relatively new and still figuring out ways to support people in need effectively. Communication is essential for these organizations and movements, so maybe this year was a rough start to something bigger. The internet was already shown to be a powerful force, it’s just a matter of reflection and critique on how we can improve for a better good.

[@80s_graffiti]

Agreed. The internet is one of the most revolutionary inventions of all time. We've only had it for a quarter of a century, 1-2 generation's span. As we witness the pervasion of online corporatism and harm, we're getting smarter and more apt at living with a form of communication which will continue to follow us until it's own end or we develop a new evolution of it. The internet is NOT the source of our problems; it's simply an informative tool. Loneliness, accessibility, and education are entirely seperate topics that deserve proper study instead of a lazy opt-out of blaming the binary code.

[@MrZobarx]

Guy Debord!!! More & more our digital feudalism falls so clearly into the concept of the spectacle.... the closest & most useful theory of our organized consumable happiness...

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

I am actually a very big fan of the internet at the end of the day because it helps members of minority communities connect and bond in ways that were not possible before, especially for people (such as myself), who grew up in rural places. Thank you for this video, Shan!

[@Somusicais]

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

[@BestOffer-ii9ny]

Yes, dr.porassss. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

[@BestOffer-ii9ny]

Yes he is dr.porassss.

[@DamsonIdris-rh6sx]

Microdosing helped me get out of the pit of my worst depressive episode, a three year long episode, enough to start working on my mental health.

[@AnneRodrigo-fz6ks]

Can dr.porassss send to me in UK?

[@BestOffer-ii9ny]

Absolutely, his offerings extend to global delivery, prioritizing complete confidentiality for individuals valuing their privacy.

[@CoolAsFreya]

Thank you for your brilliant explanation on the difference between boycotting and abstinence! Personally I prefer to abstain from quite a lot of products and brands for a variety of reasons, but the success of boycott movements relies on strategic targets for maximum impact, and whilst I will judge others for crossing the BDS picket line, I won't judge others for not abstaining from all the brands that I choose to.

[@MadeleineSwannSurreal]

Nostalgia is a fascinating thing because, as one of those 90s kids, I was very lonely and am exponentially less lonely now because of the internet

[@Urmumlel7025]

I blame a lot of the internet's problems on the algorithms and corporate presences. I hate Ready Player One. But that's the one and only thing they got right.

[@noy826]

Your pronunciation of Falasteen was great! I had to do a play back when I first heard it cause I was listening to your video while cleaning and thought I misheard it.

[@Recag]

I’ve been trying really hard to not use my phone but being evacuated from my home has made it so much harder

[@eliseyuw]

Internet is NOT destroying me

[@Shanspeare]

im built different !!!!!

[@serenity6831]

This was so needed and well put together (per usual), seeing those lists with 10s of hundreds of companies on them was when I started to pull away from boycotting. BDS became part of the noise I guess.. But focused organizational efforts like OOB, BDS and more have been so essential in this fight. I don't want to become hopeless in this

[@stephanieg2887]

Beautifully said🩷had me in tears. We deserve better, we need to build community to keep fighting for better. Thank you for reminding me how important our collective actions are.

[@blackk_rose_]

The Internet is a blessing and a curse. I had barely any friends for a while and on the Internet I found connection on a Sims forum. I lied about who I was (turned myself into the person I wanted to be), but it didn't matter because it wasn't like any deeper friendships formed there. I was 12 or 13 and it saved me. I don't know what I would've done without it. The Internet also made me understand my mental health problems, helped me learn about queer topics and that I myself am queer and provided so much entertainment during some of my darkest hours. But it also fed that darkness and isolated me even more from the people in my actual life. I would consider myself a bookworm, but I consider the Internet the reason I barely read anymore because there's so much entertainment on here that I can speed up if I have little time or enjoy while cooking or doing chores. And that sucks. I wouldn't want to miss it but I feel a bit too dependent on it too.

[@Codenameagent0]

Amazing work as always! But for some reason I started hearing parts of this as the monologue of a 90s JRPG villain on why he's turning everyone into a goo singularity

[@Whatdoititlethislmao]

YIPPEE SHANSPEARE VIDEO!!!

[@FocusOnWhatYouLove-t6c]

You tackle these very difficult topics with and it just blows my mind how much thought and care you put into them. Much love Shan 💜💜💜

[@gracebres]

The funniest thing for me is that I have this one really close online friend and if they leave a platform I also lose interest. I do have friends irl but more often than not, the things I tend to be interested in are also the things they don't understand.

[@jackwilliamson1807]

The depression burnout to Internet dependency. Not to mention I have gained a small but fair following with a few viral vids. The feedback and interaction is WILDLY addictive.

[@kimaryor-c8614]

I'm sorry to make a comment about your looks... I just could stop myself all of your hairstyles were amaziing the short locs looks great on you!

[@reesepookie]

If anyone is really interested in this conversation then i STRONGLY suggest Mina Le’s video on Stanley Cups, The Loss of Friendship, and The Third Spaces (i think thats the title or something like that)

[@basicbamboo9132]

I opened this video a month ago when it came out, but am only just now getting around to watching it. Absolutely phenomenal. Your videos are always well rounded and nuanced which is very refreshing on an internet that, as you addressed, is not designed for that.

[@girlypopgay]

I love shanspeare. Aesthetically. Philosophically. Every video is a *delight* to watch.

[@tropicalborealis]

Amazing essay as usual! But I honestly don't think Internet would be over with the end of capitalism. We can totally imagine other ways to use it, which is closely tied to new or healthier ways to socialise.

[@ciarraRizzuto9]

God damn, your videos are so god damn amazing. absolutely incredible.

[@selkise]

As a 90s/2000s kid, this video hit all the right arguments to me. The internet is a great thing, it's predatory algorithms & constant monetization that have made it the cesspit that it is today. (From my point of view, at least) My dad is a computer engineer, so I was always surrounded by computers & was definitely The Internet Kid to my friends lmao... Yet it had virtually zero effect on my well-being at the time. I was still doing doing outdoor activities and spending time with friends every week. My mood was rarely ever impacted by content I saw online. I just logged in to play games, practiced my writing and drawing skills, spoke to people I would not have had to chance to speak to otherwise, and then I logged off to live my life exactly as I was living it before. So I never bought into the "internet is destroying our generation" narrative. What changed, to me at least, is when everything became algorithm-based & people started seeing it as a money making tool. All of a sudden, my experience online was dictated not by what I wanted to see, but what giant corporations wanted me to see (which is usually inflammatory, rage-bait content). And everyone looking to make money online started abiding by those seedy algorithms, meaning more and more incendiary & divisive content fueling users' anger at the world or each other all for a quick buck. On top of it, every content being sponsored started making it impossible to tell truth from lie and what was once an amazing resource to educate yourself became full of bought content boosted to make products look good. (When was the last time you knew if a foundation, for example, was actually good or if that influencer was paid to say that product was good?) It's the endless pursuit of money & productivity that took away all the freedom and fun that made the internet a beneficial addition to our lives. And that's not the internet's fault, it's the fault of the mega-corporations that have made it what it is today. So, I'm grateful you put these arguments out there. Your content never disappoints.

[@abbeynickerson759]

really love how you discuss the role objects play in relationships----- love even more disscussing this further within the context of object fetishism. thank you for another masterpiece 💕💕

[@uniraffesaur]

God, I always love your work, Shanspeare. You touched on a lot of ideas I’ve been recognizing over recent years and wanting to start dialogues about, and you did it so fucking well. You’re always so well spoken and present your ideas in an interesting and comprehensive way. This is definitely a video worth sharing when this topic comes up.

[@rycheesoda]

I see the internet as a blunt, brutally honest reflection of the individual, and the collective

[@agataf03]

@Shanspeare even if the relationship between the artist and the viewers is based on objects, as your viewer I’m incredibly happy I found your channel those years ago ❤️

[@toriwild3705]

I've been hanging out with family during the holidays and i realised how much I was actually losing during my time alone or my daily life due to an internet addiction. Internet is amazjng and has given me many opportunities, but recently ive just been wasting my life and my personal time. I've been feeling pretty lonely lately and i realised why now. I really need to disconnect from social media and reconnect with myself! This was an incredible video!

[@dre_withwithout]

The fight to make the fight about them is not them looking to win anything but a satisfied ego.

[@chelseashurmantine8153]

The self-censorship of this video is elite and creative af lol.

[@crystalrose043]

I miss the community i found on tumblr and discord, idk if im just not active in fandoms as much anymore or what but i feel like ive become so more disconnected from the internet communities i used to be apart of

[@thepurpletrees]

I've recently been trying to get off my phone more. And partially succeed and it's so weird. I was bored yesterday and not in "I'm bored of this app let's move to a next one" but in that way I was bored as a child. I didn't know that I missed being bored this much.

[@endina]

NEW SHANSPEARE DROPPED MY FAVORITE YOUTUVER

[@dawnfarthing2697]

grateful to shan & to the work put into this topic & video. really appreciate the point about hopelessness being part of the lie of oppression. thank you for giving this lonely person hope ❤

[@smolbirb2]

As a person growing up with the internet as a kid.... it didn't make me miserable. It probably saved my life. I am queer, and I also an introverted naturally (an may be on the spectrum), so I found it hard to make friends in real life until I got older. The internet, socially and for learning, helped me gain confidence and self love, and I found a few communities on here. People who dislike the internet are people that use it for toxic and nefarious reasons (like stalking old friends or showing off). IMO, the internet is a beautiful invention, but just like most new inventions, people find a way to use it to abuse others or explain why we shouldn't progress.

[@elizabeth71798]

yes, yes it is. i am on summer break and currently trying to fix my crippling phone addiction

[@idiedeadandicoulntbreath]

Ive had the same problem but ive tried to lower my tiktok time and have at least one hour free from internet and i usually read a book or do an activity during that time

[@AlanSmithee789]

change your smartphone for a basic phone with no internet

[@MinminBeee]

Impulse control. Your time is precious, right before you open an ap make a rule for yourself to pause and give yourself a daily limit of screen time and a set number of content to consume ( I give myself 4 videos so I choose them carefully), also get a short blocking app, shorts are recipe for dopamine addiction and are highly addictive and usually a big waste of time with little to no value.

[@cd.4595]

hi twin

[@elizabeth71798]

@@cd.4595 hey 😘

[@Kloops]

I’ve learned that no matter how horrible and hard life seems right now, it will get worse. History has shown us this.

[@theJellyjoker]

My father introduced me and my sister to the Net at the blazing fast speed of 2400 Baud (2.4 Kilobytes per seconds) in the late 80's. We got the Web in 94 and we were amazed at the huge jump in speed to 28.8 Kilobytes per second! I still remember getting a 33.6 Kilobytes per second modem and a year later 56Ks came out, we skipped to DSL in 2000 and we got fiber in 2003. I've been terminally online most of my life. I've seen too much, because what has been seen, cannot be unseen.

[@emilyonizuka4698]

when the list of things to boycott are things I don't buy anyway, I'm just like great I'm already helping. why would I change the goal post?

[@TwinRiver100]

22:07 agreed, super old theory books are hard thank God for video essays going over it

[@firelordamy]

i didn’t see this video on my homepage until now, so i’m COMMENTING to make sure youtube serves me your content 😤😤

[@danielpilgrim7375]

This is SUCH A GOOD deep dive. Sending this to everyone I know

[@serraguden3538]

when you mentioned the car analogy I thought about the gps and how it would still work but it would have been a little more limiting by the places you would go or the convinience of travel. I thought that was interesting. It is a real cool video though, just as always keep on going queen.

[@morbidsearch]

I forgot what your channel was called and I couldn’t find it. Thank goodness I hit the subscribe button.

[@cohenspams]

this is possibly the best video essay i have ever watched. good job!!!

[@potatopotayto8332]

your production quality has been insane lately! thank you shanspeare for another phenomenal video 💕

[@CR64844]

i would probably never have come to terms with my gender or sexual identity without the internet, hell, i would probably still be stuck believing all the same things i was raised to believe in my puritanical christian upbringing, and i certainly wouldnt be the activist i am today. honestly i might not even be alive. i was stuck in a situation where i was isolated from alternative ideas in my real life, and i think thats true for a lot of people i know. as much as i resent social media...it would be hypocritical of me to pretend like its done zero good. (obviously there are cases where the opposite is true but like, idk. nuance etc.)

[@cwahlb1]

“theres no space on earth, besides the grave, where you can rest without expectation of productivity” 🙃

[@alanamontero4743]

As someone who was in high school in the 90s, I can tell you that we weren't that happy. Younger people romanticise the past but in reality it wasn't that great. Furthermore, for many of us, we would have been much better off with access to the internet and social media. We would've been far less isolated. As a neurodivergent, queer weird kid going to a small town high school and living in a dysfunctional and unsupportive home environment, I believe that things would have been much better for me had I had access to a world (and people) outside of my social bubble and to information and stories that countered the myths and lies and bad information that I was constantly being fed. I would not have been so isolated and lonely and my mental health probably would've been much better. The internet is not the cause of loneliness or the loss of community. And not every community is good for everyone. It's possible to be in a community physically but isolated and lonely - and it's much worse when you've got nothing outside that community and don't know how you could make your life better outside of it.

[@Mo-Jo]

I'm watching this while doing my job (computer). This video is great, really appreciate how in depth you go with everything!

[@em-rv8rh]

girl howd u make me cry from just the intro

[@em-rv8rh]

girl (gender neutral)

[@meidson12]

Thank you! All I saw was praise for the blockout, but let's be honest... It wouldn't do anything. It's so much bigger than us, sadly.

[@gardenboydon]

Despite all of the technological advancements in our daily lives, we are still expected to work 1/3 of our time (sometimes more). A expectation that was established in the industrial age so long ago. That's crazy to me. Of course it's going to play a factor in the rise of loneliness in our social media/internet age. That's so crazy to me

[@alwaysyouramanda]

VR might bring us a little bit closer than what the 2D space has ever had potential for

[@sleepysadpoet]

This video just reaffirmed for me that i have no sense of time bc what do you mean its been 2 years since the slap

[@emilyrln]

Yes, the internet is 30 years old, but it keeps changing as we develop new technologies. Of course it hasn't gained the same acceptance as books, radio, and TV/film.

[@hanniohnenanni8]

This reminds me of : People were supposed to be loved and things to be used, where we went wrong is that now people are being used and objects loved (kinda like that)

[@northsmith6592]

one of your best videos yet!!!

[@Jimgress]

In regards to the “expanding boycott” section, I really see this so often in the US. People have unfortunately hard-coded that “individualism” takes priority over everything, and we have a cultural narrative that enforces that “speaking out” as a sole advocate for change “against the grain” is not only heroic, but an intrinsic part of American culture. Americans just really, truly hate being told what to do, often to their detriment because it completely nerfs community solidarity when every single person is determined to go their own way, and it’s so very all or nothing in regards to advocacy. The lack of self-awareness to this issue is astonishing, because so many groups that would absolutely hate being labeled “totally American about this” are acting about as American as a cheeseburger in my stomach.

[@kittymagicsurge]

thank you for making art 💞

[@PenelopeAstony]

Never would I ever think my anti-capitalist add would be like "huh, that's a pretty good ad transition."

[@flippydaflip5310]

I was one of those 90s kid... and the people who think the internet has "robbed" us of "vitality" obviously wasn't there. Even by the 90s, our (already pretty meagre) options for community was being dismantled - that's the problem, not the internet. I'm grateful for the internet - I wouldn't even have known what capitalism is if it wasn't for the internet.

[@SpecialBlanket]

💯

[@goblininreallife]

On a lighter note (and I understand this is for people who have the financial liquidity to own either a PC or a gaming system), I have made so many friends on a free MMO called Palia. It’s basically MMO Stardew Valley with some high fantasy elements. There is a “real money” option but that only applies to cosmetics and does not affect your gameplay at all, so you can play completely for free and enjoy this entire game of which the goal is to build community.

[@phoebestutts2847]

Wonderfully done, as usual ❤️❤️❤️

[@samanthalovescats1832]

great video! your videos always make me want to respond with an essay of thoughts. the internet has been so important to me, without it i would surely lose meaningful connection to friends who i knew in person but we moved away and i would have never met so many friends online (with internet safety in mind!). i would not have learned SO many things because as a white person growing up in a rural southern town, even with it being fairly diverse, my upbringing was still extremely whitewashed and platforms like tiktok and reddit have taught me so much about other cultures and informed me on the genocide and its history. short form content has definitely fried my already short attention span and the gigification of creating only pushes short form, things like "tiktok shop", and ads more (not counting sponsorships in ads bc thats the creator not the Platform). it is so unfortunate that capitalism overruns these spaces (twitter --> x) that were not perfect but were productive in educating and connecting.

[@smokebabyprincess]

Ily Shanspeare

[@bobi7152]

25:42 I am not aware of research that shows social media use causes loneliness/depression/etc, the link found is usually the opposite. But I will be happy to learn if there is research I have missed.

[@tystkanin9996]

While i do not advocate for any kind of life without the internet I am very glad we did not have it, or at least the social media aspect of it, when I was in High School. I graduated in 1998 and I know that, as an already depressed teen, I would have been horribly ill-equipped to deal with the amount of online bullying that goes on today. I am also extremely glad we did not have cell phones in classrooms. I cannot understand how cellphones in class was ever allowed to be a thing.

[@Gurianthe]

i never reply to non urgent texts on time. if it was urgent, they could have called instead

[@ReReBrooks]

New shanspeare? I'm here

[@MinminBeee]

I think we can't blame our own creation for our demise, it is a deeply human reflection that amplifies all our social and personal flaws right back at us ❤ Can't wait to watch your analysis.

[@leftielori1312]

You're so fucking smart. I want to be as smart as you when I grow up. Much

[@s-wo8781]

I was lonely wayyyy before social media was a thing and it was probably worse back then. I finally made my first friend in ten years only to lose her in a month and I'm back to feeling like shit again. Will it be another 10 years before I make another friend?

[@twebasenoi]

I love the content of this video but the edits are what got me!🤣🤣

[@couldntcareless7884]

Welcome to the Internet, have a look around

[@SweetsandCakeos]

Keep up the amazing content 💯💪

[@RayMona]

god i love your videos 💖💖

[@hairybung]

Heavy on privately owned and legally censored love the vid

[@FlorecitaRockera11]

One of your best videos assays so far. Loved it

[@mollie4630]

thank you for talking about bds i feel like other essayists are skipping around the topic

[@isabelm3154]

I feel very silly, did not realize that boycotting every brand that had possible ties to Isreal was not helping and really hurting the BDS movement. Thanks for including that and also great video!! I need to do better research and turn on that critical thinking tho 😭

[@Faus4us_Official]

Our community has evolved to include new spaces. Some of those spaces allow humans to connect with each other from thousands of miles away for better or worse. Even in Space! Yay! Extraplanetary communications! Extraplanetary communications?!

[@TheArtist808]

You hit the nail on the head. The capitalism is what makes the Internet horrifying instead of transcendent

[@samcardiel4776]

yeah i think the car thing didn't really make sense

[@1honkin.oppossum]

another amazing video