Elon Musk throws a stone into the pond by criticizing the influence of social networks on the minds of their users.
But the boss of Twitter puts a certain nuance in his criticism. Each network would create a different feeling. And then, according to him, at least, we would laugh a lot in the blue bird.
Social media is not good for the mind
A question has been emerging for a little over two years: what are the effects of social networks on the psychology of their users? If society first asks itself the question of the consequences on the youngest population, with still recently a collective complaint against all the major networks brought by educators in Seattle, the repercussions on all age groups would also be to study.
For his part, Elon Musk has an opinion on the matter. Himself owner of one of the most addictive interfaces in the world, namely Twitter, he seems to have a front row seat to analyze the harmful effects of networks. He wants to discuss it, as shown by a tweet posted yesterday in which we see him wondering: “ Instagram makes people depressed and Twitter makes them angry. What is best? »
The question is quickly answered!
If the billionaire consults his audience, he also seems to already have his idea on the matter. For him, his network has at least the advantage of humor. ” I laugh a lot on Twitter “, he replied to a user who gave him his recipe (not to follow politicians and journalists) to have fun on the network.
The South African businessman also sees the development of his company in a positive light. To a user asking him if it was possible to create a network to make people feel better, he estimated, based on the comments, that ” this social network might have a tendency towards positivity “.
But if we can analyze until more thirsty the impact of these new means of communication on the psyche, the simplest, all the same, is it not to disconnect? This is what the boss of SpaceX advocated a few days earlier: “ Maybe we should spend less time on social media…? »
Source : Twitter (Elon Musk)
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