Social Media Isn't The Problem; We Are...

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Social Media Isn't The Problem; We Are... Authored by Nick Kossovan via The Epoch Times,There's more truth to the hatred, taboo beliefs, and raw emotions expressed on social media…

There's more truth to the hatred, taboo beliefs, and raw emotions expressed on social media than we're willing to admit.

From morning to night, you and I practice the exhausting routine of self-control. We force a smile when our boss moves the goalposts. We stay silent when an acquaintance spews absurd conspiracy theories. We put up with rudeness, entitlement, petty demands, and people who seem determined to make our lives miserable.

We swallow what we'd really like to say because we learned early in adulthood that "go along to get along" is the price of admission to society. It's how we get through the day without losing friends, jobs, or teeth.

Then we unlock our phones, scroll through social media, or read the comments on an article, and suddenly those restraints don't seem quite so necessary. Within seconds, our carefully constructed mask of public politeness slips off. We leave comments that don't merely disagree; they're meant to decimate. We launch into rants about politicians, immigration, geopolitical crises, or the neighbor who wants to build a fourplex down the street. We say things to strangers that we'd never dream of saying while standing next to them in a grocery store.

The popular explanation is that social media has poisoned us. Algorithms feed us outrage, encourage tribalism, and turn otherwise decent people into aggressive keyboard warriors. There's truth to that. Social media companies have built enormously profitable businesses around keeping us emotionally engaged, and anger is particularly good at holding our attention.

But blaming algorithms for our behavior lets us avoid a more uncomfortable possibility. What if social media isn't creating all this hostility? What if it's simply giving us permission to express what we've been thinking all along?

Social media doesn't just distort human behavior. It exposes the anger, resentment, and prejudices we ordinarily keep to ourselves.

Think about the last time someone said something that made your blood…

Now…

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