You know I hear people act like social media is always a net negative, but an example I like to point is the several shootings that happened during the "No kings" protest. Because of dozens of people recording and having access to social media the incident in all of its messy details came out quickly and in a way that couldn't be shut down. Now think in a world without social media how does that actually get widespread coverage? Who gets the first word out, is it random people videoing on their phones or is it the government with an official report of the incident that produces their spin?

I'm not saying social media is ideal, but it has done a lot to democratize the ability of people to share what is happening around them. Now whether that is a good or bad thing has more to do with how you feel about democracy and that's a different discussion. But although it is taking time to adapt I'd say that one now has more opportunities to be informed about the things that are going on them ever before.