Social media has ruined the world
History repeats itself. Every time a new communications medium takes over, it has been co-opted by disinformation spreaders as well as revolutionaries.
In the mid 1800s it was the "wide awakes" revolution driven by the literacy boom and the printing press - hordes of people literally threw printing presses into rivers from authors they hated. This led to Lincoln's rise and the civil war.
In the mid-1800s, a boom in media outlets created a massive political movement—and plenty of disinformation.
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In the early 1900s it was radio and later, TV fueling nationalism and two world wars.
Today it's the Internet and especially social media driving disinformation, manipulation and polarization.
It's not a good look if history is any guide.