Not to 'explain the internet' or anything, but social media sites serve themselves - not their users. They were a shit idea from the start and people just went along with it. It's pre-existing technology 'implemented worse' and with a handful of companies controlling it.
You can probably find lots of "opinion pieces" on how "social" media sites function and all the things wrong with them if you dig a little.
Yatsufusa
Not to 'explain the internet' or anything, but social media sites serve themselves - not their users. They were a shit idea from the start and people just went along with it. It's pre-existing technology 'implemented worse' and with a handful of companies controlling it.
You can probably find lots of "opinion pieces" on how "social" media sites function and all the things wrong with them if you dig a little.