Quote Originally Posted by mickd1961 View Post
Ironic I suppose that I should be posing this question through said media.

On balance I feel that this medium does more harm than good.

The latest troubles in Leicester seem to have been greatly stoked by keyboard warriors for example.

I think back to 20 years ago before FB and WhatsApp and all of the rest of these things and think of better times.

Even texting has had a negative effect.

Too easy to write harsh words and cause grief, most people are quick to write stuff they’d never dare say face to face.

I’d much rather go back to pre 2000 if I could.
I think about growing up in Dublin in the early 70's and look at the media today and I much prefer today. Other then here and one other fairly small site like this one, I am not on anything else.
But I think its brilliant that you can find information out yourself without relying on someone else for it. As i said before, if it was only YouTube that was on the internet it would be worth it as it brilliant.
Regarding people not been able to cope with the social side of the platforms it's still transitory is new tech. People will have to find there own level around social sites.