# Don't let Social Media Think for You - Host: [disgustinglyoptimistic.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/disgustinglyoptimistic.com/) - Saved: June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10T11:46:47Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/17c52c30abc4/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/17c52c30abc4.json ## What Jamie wrote Well told story that highlights many of the fundamental negative cycles of social media. > And herein lies my biggest gripe with social media. There is no room for nuance, there is no room for grey. Every interaction is based on reaction alone - reflection is rendered moot, because there will always be another scandal that needs attending to. … and … > These pluralities are unable to exist on social media. There must always be objective truth, there must always be a side that wins, a side that loses, and there are extra points to whoever gets there first, never mind the consequences. I know people still like to defend social media, and positive aspects. I don't buy it. I think the ROI is extremely upside down. ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Appears in - [WT190: Weekly Thing #190 / WWDC, Passport, Roll](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/190/), Notable ## Saved the same week - [Open Broadcaster Software](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/cc0e506f38bf/) (obsproject.com, June 10, 2021) - [WWDC 2021: All The Small Things in Apple's Upcoming OS Releases - MacStories](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/baf28b08d570/) (macstories.net, June 10, 2021) - [watchOS 8: The MacStories Overview - MacStories](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/3da18d69add8/) (macstories.net, June 10, 2021) - [Bitcoin: El Salvador makes cryptocurrency legal tender - BBC News](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/c6d047d0b13c/) (bbc.com, June 10, 2021) - [iCloud Private Relay and other Apple WWDC privacy features](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/8fda03603aac/) (fastcompany.com, June 10, 2021) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.disgustinglyoptimistic.com/post/don-t-let-social-media-think-for-you