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'''Social media''' is a euphemistic term for the [[gossip]]y and busybody websites that have developed to make money off of underachievers who waste time there.  Characteristics of social media include:

'''Social media''' is a euphemistic term for the [[gossip]]y and busybody websites that have developed to make money off of underachievers who waste time there.  Characteristics of social media include:

*lack of educational content

*lack of educational content

*lower academic and job-related achievement by those who spend time there

*lower academic and job-related achievement by those who spend time there

*feeble-minds are drawn to voyeurism and stalking

*feeble-minds are drawn to voyeurism and stalking

*2010 statistics for Facebook show users spend more than 928 million hours per month playing online games <ref>[http://socialtimes.com/facebook-gamers-hours-per-month_b24156 Facebook Gamers Play 927 Million Hours of Games Per Month [Infographic], Social Times, October 18, 2010]</ref>  

*2010 statistics for Facebook show users spend more than 928 million hours per month playing online games <ref>[http://socialtimes.com/facebook-gamers-hours-per-month_b24156 Facebook Gamers Play 927 Million Hours of Games Per Month [Infographic], Social Times, October 18, 2010]</ref>  

These busybody websites provide their users with a false sense of achievement as they add 'friends' or 'followers' to their often pseudonymous accounts. Users often display compulsive behavior, endlessly producing vacuous and repetitive content for their facebook pages or twitter feeds, where the near-total absence of [[conservative]] voices allows the most absurd nonsense to be applauded by 'followers'. The term itself demonstrates the unhealthy attitudes found on - and encouraged by - these sites, as users strive to build armies of unquestioning supporters and flee from honest, open-minded, intellectual debate.

These busybody websites provide their users with a false sense of achievement as they add 'friends' or 'followers' to their often pseudonymous accounts. Users often display compulsive behavior, endlessly producing vacuous and repetitive content for their facebook pages or twitter feeds, where the near-total absence of [[conservative]] voices allows the most absurd nonsense to be applauded by 'followers'. The term itself demonstrates the unhealthy attitudes found on - and encouraged by - these sites, as users strive to build armies of unquestioning supporters and flee from honest, open-minded, intellectual debate.

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