soviettaters@lemm.eetoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•Parents used to warn their kids that literature would rot their brains. Then it was the radio, TV, and video games. Now it's TikTok.
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1 year agoSocial media amplifies their voice.
Social media amplifies their voice.
Just so you know, newspapers used to be pretty terrible in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were ripe with exaggerations and sometimes downright lies. The issue with TikTok and social media in general is how easy it is for absolute idiots to spread lies and harmful information to children (and naïve adults).
Here’s an article on the topic from the New York Public Library.
If Communism can’t survive being isolated from other countries then it can’t survive at all.
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The issue is when you know your coworkers will be much more stressed because you didn’t come in. You still shouldn’t go to work if you’re sick, but I try not to call out that often for the same of the people I work with.