Social Media Predator Prey Cycle

social media is just oscillating between “cringe culture is dead! enjoy your interests without shame!” and “we should bring back bullying and social ostracization” every couple of months Size Prey population Predator population Time

A social media post compares recurring online culture debates to a predator–prey population graph: permissive enthusiasm grows, backlash follows, then the cycle repeats. The joke is that internet discourse endlessly oscillates between acceptance and calls for renewed bullying and ostracization. EN: A social media post compares recurring online culture debates to a predator–prey population graph: permissive enthusiasm grows, backlash follows, then the cycle repeats. The joke is that internet discourse endlessly oscillates between acceptance and calls for renewed bullying and ostracization.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 8336 2023-04-20