The article mainly talk about how drastically the world has changed with the emergence of social media and the good or bad that comes with it. There was a lot of information that I had previously known about social media which affected my relationship with it. I didn’t get involved with social media until recently because I had seen firsthand how it can create drama/narratives that were not needed or didn’t have good intentions behind it. Also it seemed like a waste of time to me since I would barely use it. I decided to get social media as a way to still keep in contact with friends. Now being in the world I can definitely visualize the points of the article whether it’s about how people equate likes with popularity, people saying outrageous things just so they can become a shared post, ideas/values being spread like wildfire or older ideas being replaced. I have seen social media being used for good like spreading knowledge of what’s going on in other countries or different charities to get involved in. I have also seen it used for a lot of bad like cancel culture or trolls who just want to be popular. I really like the suggestions at the end on how we can make social media like creating more friction or creating algorithms so hateful things aren’t posted. In terms of structure, I liked how the article went back and forth between the founding fathers and social media today to show how ideas evolve or stay the same in a period of time.
