And Wikipedia. And videochat with people overseas, twelve hours ahead or behind you. And talk to experts from all fields of science and beyond. Comparatively seamless file sharing. Online multiplayer. Book ordering, for god's sake. The Internet isn't bad. It's a tool. It's how people use it - or abuse it - that matters, and this is what we should talk about. Don't blame the hammer for not making you a house. Not arguing with the rest of your comment.The internet is bad. Sure we get cat videos and we can have conversations on Hubski
Exactly. None of the architecture of the filter bubble, or social media that allows us to mediate others' perception of us, is inherent to the Internet. Yes, they take place on the Internet. But the filter bubble is the product of specific algorithmic choices that don't have to be made, and people presenting a cleaned-up facade in place of their real life is hardly new.