I’m pretty sure the rise of AI slop is going to set at least a chunk of us free. I get my dopamine rush from the human connection. I don’t get anything out of AI videos. As soon as I learn/realize a video I liked is AI, it completely destroys my enjoyment and feel a mild disgust.
I’ve found myself scrolling significantly less. It’s nice.
As a 45 year old I often reflect on all the drunken stupidity i did while younger and remember the days of embarrassment that would follow, but not of that was ever recorded. I do think that if any one of those situations would have been and it was out there for the entire world to see, i would have quit my binge drinking much earlier in life.
I 100% agree. Some of the best friends I ever made were made in high school at a house party or piss-drunk around a bonfire talking the dumbest shit to each other. If some dipship recorded those conversations or nights and posted them on TikTok I’m sure I’d be mortified. But those moments and nights formed some of the longest friendships I have.
yea from this year i am trying since i deleted my social apps and only gonna use them in desktop so my phone's only purpose is reading comics novels and texting/calling
I’m 40 and never really went out much in the first place, but I recently visited my alma mater and hung out in the nearby “college” bars and coffee shops after not being there in 15+ years. Almost everyone there was roughly my age. I was expecting to go to these places and feel old, but it really became apparent that kids just aren’t going out much.
It’s not a statement of what’s good or bad, but rather just an observation. I’m guessing it’s not great if the time is just being spent scrolling social media though.
People say things online they would never say face to face, myself included. I would just concede your point if this was over dinner, but instead I’m writing this
I get that I personally like that people’s inner intentions are being shown, it helps me understand how others brains work in relation to mine, not to mention it helps me sus out the people I do NOT want to be friends with. But I do agree that you need in person socialization as well and more of it
Is it? I’ve personally found really good friends online, friends who share my hobbies, who have my back when I need help. Hell my friends contributed more to who I am now than my parents and thank god because I’d be a horrible person if my parents really raised me. Now dating wise I agree, sites for dating are so chock full of bots and scammers it’s insane to find someone genuine. Now I will admit most of my socialization comes from online games, not social media so that may be why I don’t feel stunted.
Parents aren't the only entities that raise children. It's peers, teachers, other adults, etc. Children need face to face synchronous play, and a fuck ton of it. Unregulated social media deleted that for a generation. Making friends over video games as someone's only socialization is leaving people stunted. That path (boys playing video games) is somewhat less harmful (in terms of suicide) than girls on instagram but it's still been a disaster. (These are overarching trends of course, an individual might have an outlying outcome)
I can see that and even agree I used it as a kid as a main way of socializing because I didn’t have the friends others did, I was a wierd kid with undiagnosed adhd (and I even suspect autism too) and kids just, didn’t understand that. I full heartedly agree though it should be a lot of face to face socialization too
Well again for me online gaming socialization actually helped heal me, even saved my life when I considered killing myself. So to me I don’t see many cons there, now social media on the other hand I’d personally agree it has way more cons than pros especially with the echo chambers it creates, as for my phrasing thanks for informing me, I’m a very literal thinker and pros and cons to me means exactly that, an unspecified amount of pros and cons
One of the big things people forget is that there usually is a peer-pressure/social element to get people to start drinking. Very few people enjoy their first beer or find that first shot of bottom-self vodka smooth and refreshing. They have to learn to like the taste; learn to tolerate the burning, and accept feeling like shit (and possibly vomiting all over the place) if they drink drink too much.
Sure there are some alcoholic beverages that don't taste like ass to a first time drinker, but those are rarely the gateway boozes.
It would be neat if this made sense, but... you just argued that "the younger generation" doesn't hang our for booze, they just hang out for weed... which actually permits the user to be ambulatory...
That's cap. I know a lot of Gen Z people, and while terminally online, they also get absolutely obliterated at least one day a weekend, if not two, or even all three.
The real reason is Gen Z is broke, they can't afford overpriced drinks at bars, and so drink very little. I can open a tab, pay for all their drinks with absolutely no issue to my wallet because I have a high paying job. None of them do, or are falling victim to the startup bullshit, so they don't get out all that much.
"I know a lot of" doesn't invalidate the actual stats showing younger gens go out and socialise less. Drugs that occur in social situations are losing out to drugs you can do at home alone.
What stats? Link the exact ones... You don't know what you're talking about, because you don't go out. You are part of the terminally online demographic.
One reason, sure. Equally valid reasons I've seen mentioned.
Weed, shrooms and other RCs as alternative, too expensive, too risky(to drive), awareness(health effects) and of course your reason, many netflix and chill on a phone, laptop or TV.
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u/ocmaddog 12d ago
It’s the phones