Trying to see how much different #Mastodon is from the birdsite in terms of interaction, replies and mutual benefit in deeper relations and communication. Thought I would share something and see how it goes from there.

So...
One thing that has been on my mind the past few days, witnessing the great #TwitterMigration, is the role, or rather, the impact of social media in the current day and age.

I would be very interested in your thought re: these 2 possibly opposing points of view.

1) Social media allows a degree of connection, of communication, that arguably represents a paradigm change of the level of the wheel, agriculture (and the way it allowed for bigger and sustained settlements), writing, the printing press and the internal combustion engine.
We have expanded beyond our villages into these virtual settlements of virtually limitless size.

Now, can this expansion be limitless? To the point of an interconnected consciousness of 7 billion people?

Or rather, is there a critical point of no-return beyond which more social interaction is counterproductive? (certainly the sort of "social" interaction online would be the weakest link in social interactions"?)

2) As you become more and more connected with so many others, is there a point where you stop benefiting and rather just lose yourself?
Ie, achievements are only rewarding if there is some degree of uniqueness to them. Is there a law of diminishing returns whereby knowing more people who have done something reduces your reward from it?

TLDR; What is individuality and the place of the self in the social media age? Interested in your thoughts and your help elaborating on this question.

#socialmedia #individuality #phylosophy