I think he meant social media and cheap dopamine algorithms

I think so too but unfortunately that's not what he said

What I think he means is social media and it’s cruel algorithms, which is what most people’s primary experience warn the internet is. They come in through Facebook and enter a world of bad opinions and worse attitudes, and divisions are exploited. His lived experience is what led him down the path he’s been on. He doesn’t want overnight fame, he just wants to be treated like a human being, with compassion and dignity. We all deserve that.

Totally agree that is probably what he means. But just saying "Internet bad" misses the mark by a wide mark for someone who wrote a song that so correctly identifies the problems we have. It's just more nuanced than that. But yea I get the point of his message wasn't that nuance.

Facebook is the whole Internet for most people.

Just a thought experiment. But do you think it's that same access to unlimited information with no effort along with social media that's ruining us. It seems to me everyone who is on the Internet or has access to the Internet is so prideful and thinks they know everything. And consequently never listens because they think they already know everything.

I'd never blame unlimited access to information, in any way. You could call me a "free information absolutist" and that wouldn't be far from the truth. I think our societal problems largely boil down to: - Limited opportunity for a lot of people. For a lot of people their tomorrow's don't look as bright as their yesterday's. This is in large part due to our monetary problems. The government is siphoning money away from the people through taxes and inflation. So people are in an "I'll get mine however I can fuck everyone else" mindset. - Engagement algorithms used by social media, and the media in general. Fear, anger, envy, all the negative, anti-social emotions drive higher engagement. And companies stoke those flames for a buck. Nostr is a case study of this. Largely this network, anecdotally to me anyway, feels much more peaceful, free, caring, focused. And I think it's because we're not being force fed shit news and content custom made to incite us. Hopelessness and propaganda. That's all you need to get people stirred up like they are these days.