Hacker News: propstoberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=propstoberHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 13 May 2026 17:19:51 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by propstober in "Programming Still Sucks"]]>equating social media and the printing press is tempting but reductive. esp with massive profit incentives, social media is often built for retention and conversion rather than for informative purposes. esp within the modern context. it is not a black and white picture. social media can exist responsibly. just because a technology represents "progress" there is much we can and should pay attention to. just blanket dismissing regulation and criticism for the sake of progress is lazy.

I highly encourage you to read: https://jonathanhaidt.com/social-media/

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