The Dark Shadow Shrine

embrace the darkness; that you may see the light nestled within it......

Saturday, September 06, 2014

Social Media does not promote diversity of views

A useful rebuttal for the often-quoted view that social media promotes diversity of views....
For those who have done the compre AQ on moral courage (VJC Prelim 2013), recall the point that social media does not lend us a voice by giving us courage to say what we feel online, as our voice actually becomes muffled/muzzled as we became aware of the contrary views of the mainstream group online, so much so that we walk away into real life not daring to admit to our own views to others -- forced to conform and self-censor.

Note the term 'spiral of silence'

Note also the interesting point in Article 3b that responses on social media tend towards brevity and bite-sized expressions, so much so that not-so-educated people find it less intimidating to give their two-cents worth -- democratising nature of social media.

Qn: 'The social media has enslaved, not liberated us'. Do you agree? (YJC Prelim 2014)


article 1

article 2a

article 2b

article 3a




article 3b