Insightful article into issues with free and easy to use information access and loss of real communities.
Some snippets
“The discovery process plus the account creation was the barrier. It filtered for people who were willing to pay the “barrier cost”, guaranteeing that the community is all made of people who care enough.”
“The whole idea of “information” is somewhat of a farce, I doubt you can truly learn and internalize some information without learning surrounding information that sheds light on the nuances involved.”
“What happens when connection is made unnecessary, while humans still infinitely crave for it? Social media.”