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[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You managed to put my feelings into words very well, though I perceive some issues through the lens of productive conversations and interpersonal bonds. Spreading the idea that you should never speak about your stressors leads to an infinite string of acquaintanceships rather than friendships.

I understand that people cannot always be emotionally available for others, but categorically shutting down certain topics is stunting, to say the least. Personally and societally. How can you organize if you can’t speak about the ills of the world?

Humans weren’t psychologically programmed to have solely transient relationships with others, but that is where I believe this thought process will lead. Stark individualism is gross

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think it's socially engineered. It was pushed by social media influencers and it caught on. Social media companies want us isolated so that we're dependent on their platforms.

How can you organize if you can’t speak about the ills of the world?

That's the point. Corporations in general want us isolated so we don't talk about our problems, realize the issue is bigger than ourselves and that we're not the problem, the system is, and then organize around doing something about it.

So the people who control the algorithms made sure to promote the content that stigmatizes concepts like "oversharing" and "trauma dumping." And people just accepted that as truth. It's an insidious psyop.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

I could see this being pushed to create more intrinsically divisive narratives and a push toward self isolation in service of social media platforms. It’s far from the most harmful thing Facebook has done.