Psychology of Media & Technology

When people are afraid, they look for something to blame.  Finding a “cause” gives them the illusion that the world makes sense and feels safer.  Thus it’s easy to see how there will be a tendency to target social media tools such as Facebook. The bottom line, however, is that social media doesn’t cause crimes or lure people into committing them.  That line of logic, while it may hold psychological and political appeal, fans the flames of technophobia and doesn’t solve any real social problems.