One most incessantly hot topic of discussion in social medias (especially in Indonesia) is the so-called 'patriarchy'. (More than 2 decades ago, Ayu Utami, one writer who is popular with writing novels about women's rights to be equal, said that patriarchy was an obsolete topic! 2 decades ago!) Nevertheless, in fact, in this era, youngsters even choose to use this term: 'patriarchy' which refers to the meaning of being sexist.
Once in a while I happen to find some threads about this in social medias. This makes me realize that the topic about gender roles in society is still hotly debated. Reading the comments make me aware that no matter what happens, I still find people who are allergic to the term 'feminism' while in fact they do not really understand what feminists have done to increase the equality between men and women.
Many people still do not understand the difference between 'I want to do this' and 'I must do this'. And reading comments from people who fail to understand what lies behind the sentences make me realize the danger of the freedom people get online. People tend to write any random things online, and other people will read their 'threads' or anything else as something 'correct' .This is like blind people lead other blind people, and eventually they will harm other people.
I am still not talking about the dangerous use of AI, only less knowledgeable people 'shout' what they wanna tell the world online.
PT56 12.24 03 June 2026
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