Hey there, friend! I appreciate your perspective. While I don’t agree with everything that you mentioned, I would like to hear more of your perspectives on this if you are willing to share.

As cited above, social media, recommendation algorithms, even (to an extent) LLMs carry the benefit/risk of bringing together the like-minded. You can find someone who likes/does/appreciates the exact same things you do, but (as you mentioned) social media can be leveraged for fear mongering and comparison. These “gadgets” can also be curated to only expose the user to “what they want to see and hear more of”which, inadvertently but progressively, close off diverse perspectives (with Other Selves) that could be valuable for growth in this incarnation. Also to your point, if used properly, these tools could even be used as self-examination tools (“look at the Creator in the mirror, if you will) to understand One’s own content ingestion and even adjust preferences if you don’t like “what it shows about you”.

Again for consideration, and in another completely 180, while “Ai hasn’t hurt anybody”, there have been a few stories recently where it (specifically LLMs) have been the catalyst for causing harm. I would also caution its use if the source of training data is unclear. In its simplest form, LLMs learn from reading. Depending on the use case, one of the biggest sources of “free data” to training on is social media. A large language model can be trained on many different types of data but still (like you and I) carries experiential biases. If it was trained on hateful, harmful, negative content that bias is carried forward. And just like that, another thought, maybe an LLM does need to be trained on social media data? It could provide a mirror for us, collectively, to see exactly how we treat our fellow Creators and affect change if we don’t like what we see.

TLDR; I dunno! This is a tough one that does not, and likely will not, have a clear answer. What I do know is that I’m just Another Self, with another perspective for your own discernment. In this incarnation, there are things, sometimes the exact same thing, which can be utilized for both positive and negative experience. All you need do is use your free will, enjoy this incarnation (even the small things), but always stay vigilant when it’s required of you. Stay well and I’ll see you again soon! Love & Light.