Linus Torvalds, operating system developer Linux, which has long been used worldwide—from smartphones to servers—called social media a "disease." He stated this in an interview Linux Newspaper.
“I totally hate today’s ‘social media’ – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. It's a disease. They seem to encourage bad behavior,” said the developer.
This is a very curious statement, especially in light of Torvalds' recent departure and return to the project. LinuxHe was often accused of being rude to other programmers, and now users will likely turn against the Finnish specialist as well.
Although, of course, there is some truth in the words of a specialist. The bottom line is that social networks are practically not controlled by anyone - the reaction can only be to direct insults or obvious violations of the rules. However, in some cases, the reaction is delayed and is limited only to blocking the account.
Torvalds told the publication Linux Journal notes that the internet eliminates all the social cues that are typically part of communication. This makes it easy to miss humor, sarcasm, and other aspects. It's also easy to overlook the recipient's reaction, which can lead to heated arguments with personal attacks and insults. This is much less likely in person.
The specialist also noted that e-mail has similar shortcomings, but they are more pronounced in social networks, since the latter are “sharpened” to evoke an emotional response from users.
Most interestingly, Torvalds criticized the anonymity on social media, calling it "disgusting".
“Some people confuse privacy and anonymity, thinking they go hand in hand and that protecting privacy means you need to protect anonymity. I think it's wrong. Anonymity is important if you're exposing [someone's dirty deeds], but if you can't prove your identity, your rant on any social platform shouldn't be seen and you shouldn't be able to spread it." .
Curiously, the other day Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg) advocated state control of social networks. According to the founder of Facebook, there are 4 areas that require the participation of the authorities. These are the protection of personal data, the transfer of information between services, the use of the Web in election campaigns, and the fight against offensive and illegal content.
“We need clear rules about what information can be used in the public interest,” Zuckerberg said.
Source: 3dnews.ru
