Social Media (the good and the bad)

[Milltown Row2]

One place for social media is here, very rarely post on FB I just don't have the time or inclination to have any others

[tintin25]

Facebook is a mad house if you want to engage in any news or politics. But if you use it as a community noticeboard and share some nice family bits it's garnd.

Twitter is great for news and sport, but if you are an activist you will see it described as a 'hellsite'. A lot of the time people are arguing with bots. There are some awful # trending at times and then you look at the tweets and they are thousands of people using it saying how awful it is said # is tredning - they are making it trend but don't have the cop to see it.

TikTok is for the kids and there are some very funny creators in fairness.

Plenty of people in their 40s and 50s on it too trying to be funny...they aren't!

[general_lee]

I forgot about tiktok. Don't knock it, it's brilliant. The algorithm is really good. If you're into DIY it will show you DIY. If you like lorries and tractors it will show you that. If you like comedy you'll get that. Its main downfall is how addictive it is!

[Substandard]

I was late to the party with Twitter,  and originally was looking at match updates, mainly, and then parody accounts and funnier stuff, but I suppose I overdid it following Brexit and DUP stuff, so the algorithm has Jamie and Sour Jim as my first port of call each time!!
I can see how toxic it can be, yet at the same time how compelling and even addictive it can be.  One thing that bugs me is the way the algorithms can reinforce perceptions by creating a virtual echo chamber, or maybe I've got it wrong.

I used to post a good bit on Facebook, mostly to try and be half-stupid to half-funny to be some way light-hearted as well as going through mental health stuff because I would have a good lot of past pupils as friends, so the idea would be that if they could see me muddling through and I'd be available anytime for a chat or whatever.  I think over time there's less and less from people on Facebook,  and I've dropped off myself,  maybe just because it feels like it's run it's course, and insta and tiktok have taken over, and that's a step too far for me.
One thing I've noticed the last few years with the young crews in school, kids don't watch TV anymore,  tiktok has completely taken over.  Between that and music, I think that's the biggest difference with teaching 20 years ago, or when I was in school.  Then, you were identified by groupings- Man Utd v Liverpool,  Rock vs Dance, G'n'R vs Bon Jovi, etc.  I know I'm ancient in the eyes of the kids in school,  but I just can't find any common reference points anymore.  Tiktok has become a culture in itself, and I sometimes wonder if kids are missing out on the kind of tribal bonds I mentioned earlier.

[Eire90]

since musk took over hes been trying to shove politics down peoples throats