the internet is a mess these days. everyone's so angry and polarized, it's exhausting. can we just go back to the simple days of cat videos and dumb memes?
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you really think people's real world problems just started when they got online?
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no actually social media amplified and legitimized a lot of people's worst tendencies
um no. the internet just amplifies and gives a platform to problems that already exist.
no one made me wait tables at 16 or deal with my parents' divorce on level ground before getting online.
no but it's like a never-ending reminder that everyone's still struggling to adult just like me