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rocsage_praisesun t1_j0m6m13 wrote
Reply to comment by Riff316 in History-making Asian American soccer player describes his journey to self-acceptance | Kellyn Acosta, the first Asian American to appear in the World Cup for the USMNT, described how others have dismissed his Japanese heritage, and the harmful stereotypes around Asians and sports. by AsslessBaboon
what'd he say?
rocsage_praisesun t1_izk0ir4 wrote
Reply to comment by jps4851 in Texas bill would ban social media for children under 18 by ANNIHILATOR284
to answer your question, then, which I thought you answered yourself.
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social media UGC is largely unregulated, and similar to how traditional media's de-regulation caused the programming and public discourse to become increasingly radicalized over the years, is infested with substandard and often outright harmful content disseminated with malicious intent, including but not limited to the MLM you described.
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look, I'm no fan of the bible belt or its pron-tweet liking senator, but I highly doubt social media would be a sufficient or adequate remedy, if not another plague in and of itself.
rocsage_praisesun t1_izjxyn2 wrote
Reply to comment by jps4851 in Texas bill would ban social media for children under 18 by ANNIHILATOR284
>Aside from all the dancers, fitfluencers, and MLM baddies, social media can be a great thing.
guess who puts on the best shows to court these malleable minds, a nawledge dispenser flaunting lambo, or credible news reporters, if the latter even exists on instagram/twitter?
rocsage_praisesun t1_izjtqxb wrote
for folks up in arms about this, let me remind you that tech executives do similar things with their own children; granted, mileage may vary significantly because most children lack their many IRL alternatives, but it's still something to consider.
rocsage_praisesun t1_izjt5ut wrote
Reply to comment by Mydogroach in Texas bill would ban social media for children under 18 by ANNIHILATOR284
>also less informed. the vast majority of information that people collect and consume comes from social media, in one form or another.
a number of people, myself included, think that's precisely the issue.
rocsage_praisesun t1_j0m76rg wrote
Reply to comment by Riff316 in History-making Asian American soccer player describes his journey to self-acceptance | Kellyn Acosta, the first Asian American to appear in the World Cup for the USMNT, described how others have dismissed his Japanese heritage, and the harmful stereotypes around Asians and sports. by AsslessBaboon
I was going to ask whether he's asian because he descended from Yasuke.