#The Problem with Social Media
I think the biggest problem with social-media as it has become is that each person's experience is centered around themself. This creates an unavoidable sensation of being the center of the online universe. It fails to foster any sense of a shared community.
And while there are advantages that come with a consolidated internet identity that is tied to our "real-world" identities it places us at a disadvantage to trolls and causes us to filter our opinions for fear of real world repercussions.
Finally, 140 characters is both a blessing and curse. Feeling free to say something without feeling compelled to write more than a sentence or two is liberating, but the limitation it places all too often strip away all context.
I hate "the internet hate machine", though at the time it often feels like the right thing to do.