Internet Brain Rot: Groupthink in the Gen Z community and subjects related to the consequence of being chronically online
Community is best interpreted as groups of people with a common interest, goal, or some other unifying factor. When I consider the communities I am a part of, I largely focus on people within my age group. Regardless of whatever labels I apply to myself. Being born in Generation Z during the age of the internet means that most of us relate with others who grew up with the same access to millions of sites filled with information, right at our fingertips. Aside from just accessing these sites, we can also instantly communicate with anyone in the world with a few clicks. Our ability to spread messages at a moment's notice is why the issue I'd like to focus on within my community, is GroupThink. Groupthink is a phenomenon in which a group of people desires harmony or conformity. This desire results in irrational or dysfunctional decision-making. A place I find groupthink to be more prevalent is on social media. Whether it be Facebook, Twitter, or TikTok, it ...
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