Type me based on my answers to these questions

Question:

Are social media making people dumber, or just changing the way we think? Which side do you take?

My answer:

Well, it could be both. It depends. In general, I wouldn’t say the blame lies only with social media, but with people themselves who don’t regulate their use, too

Because social media are constantly throwing scattered information in our faces, that can end up harming our brains. Many times, people don’t try to verify whether the information is true. They don’t have the critical thinking skills to reason whether that information makes sense or not. That definitely makes them less informed, but it’s not entirely the fault of social media

It’s complicated. Often, people who didn’t have access to education struggle to distinguish things online, and their way of thinking can worsen over time

Of course, many people benefit when they manage to use social media in a healthy way. But most of the time, that’s not the reality, especially in places where there are many illiterate people with access to social platforms

Everyone shares some responsibility. But if people became more aware and posted things that were actually constructive, reality could change a bit. I’m not sure

Question:

Can we really place that much responsibility on individuals when platforms are literally designed to capture attention? To what extent can we expect individual responsibility in a system that rewards the opposite?

Do you think the solution lies more in education, platform regulation, cultural change, or a mix of all three?

My answer:

Like I said, everyone shares part of the blame. Social media don’t have minds of their own. Humans created them and the algorithms were designed by other human beings

The solution? Any small effort helps already, lol

Platform regulation doesn’t really work because most people wouldn’t like it, and it can also become a way for the government to control people and their minds

Cultural change? Hmmm, culture is deep-rooted. It probably wouldn’t work either. How do you change something tied to culture? It’s embedded in people. And people are attached to their culture, so they’re not going to just let it go

Education is the path. It provides critical thinking, which is extremely necessary to deal with the massive flow of information on social media

The problem is that you can’t improve education overnight. There has to be preparation across the population. And if we were to change education, who would do it? The government was never really worried about it. Of course, it’s not only their decision. There’s bureaucracy and many other people involved, as it affects the entire country

Even so, education remains the solution. It may seem unrealistic, but maybe in a parallel world we could overcome this challenge

Question:

What if the problem isn’t just a lack of critical thinking, but human nature itself being hacked by technology that evolves faster than our ability to adapt? If that’s the case, education helps, but can it handle the problem on its own?

My answer:

The problem is human beings. It always will be

Because of technology, which humans created, people keep feeding their ambition and their desire to have more and more

On the internet, there’s always something grabbing our attention. We laugh, we get angry about things that don’t even belong to us, we get sad, and so on. Online, we have a persona. You can be whatever you want

I would say humans have always been hungry for dopamine, and the internet provides it very well. It’s not by chance that it’s compared to addictive drugs

Education doesn’t solve everything, but in an underprivileged society, wouldn’t it already improve a lot? Lmao