I’ve had this same thought. I blame the smartphone for removing the last barrier to entry for most people. It became easily accessible and from pretty much anywhere. Kind of like an Eternal September but from a global perspective.
At least for now, we can avoid most of the crap by not using social media, always using ad blockers, and by using search engines that are not shit.
But work is ongoing to remove ability to protect ourselves from tracking and blocking ads. Because even ordinary users who know nothing are waking up to ads in the start menu on windows soon.
Positive: You can find out nearly anything.
Negative: You’ll be driven mad seeing all the people clearly wrong about what you now know who are uninterested in actually finding out the facts yet unashamed in spouting off their misinformation.
Positive: Everyone has a voice
Negative: Everyone has a voice
Distraction is just one click away.
