This is the real underlying problem. Even without the brain virus modern feed-based social media would still be a profoundly destructive force.
The fact is our brains just aren't equipped to handle being exposed to this much information from all over the world all the time. Even if we consciously understand what we're consuming on subconscious level our brain still thinks it's being given genuine information about the real state of our immediate surroundings.
The original symptom of this disease was people thinking kidnappings and violent crime were skyrocketing when in reality they were just fed 24/7 repeats of the same handful of incidents from across the entire nation.
This is the real underlying problem. Even without the brain virus modern feed-based social media would still be a profoundly destructive force.
The fact is our brains just aren't equipped to handle being exposed to this much information from all over the world all the time. Even if we consciously understand what we're consuming on subconscious level our brain still thinks it's being given genuine information about the real state of our immediate surroundings.
The original symptom of this disease was people thinking kidnappings and violent crime were skyrocketing when in reality they were just fed 24/7 repeats of the same handful of incidents from across the entire nation.