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Twitter, Facebook and Civility

Etiquette needed to regulate the fight or flight response to social media

Emily Miller
May 23, 2021
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Twitter, Facebook and Civility

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I’ve had adrenaline pumping through my body this past week because of social media. I know that it is a fight or flight reaction to a nonexistent threat. I also know that Silicon Valley designs social media to create an addiction to this exciting feeling. But the problem is not online, it’s offline.

Our society has dehumanized users on virtual platforms…

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