How can words written before the AI revolution, the information age, the space age, and the industrial revolution have any insight into today’s world? Information travels at the speed of light, a blog post written in central Illinois is immediately available to everyone with an Internet connection. Social Media drives and shapes society with algorithms designed for engagement. How can a Bronze Age writer speak anything meaningful today?
The answer is simple and explains why the Bible remains relevant today as it was back then. For example, “A fool does not delight in understanding, but only wants to show off his opinions.” (Proverbs 18:2, CSB) Over three thousand years before the first Facebook post, Tweet, Instagram, TikTok, or SnapChat, Solomon describes the core truth that fuels Social Media. People aren’t there to gain knowledge, but to show off their opinions, find affirmation (likes), and be entertained.
Now, this isn’t some stern warning about avoiding Social Media. Be careful with it; avoid the black hole time sink of doom-scrolling. Do not believe everything. Recognize enragement trolling, and engagement farming for what they are. Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but a fake AI clip is deceptive. Separate opinion and gossip from meaningful information. Even then, meaningful information is only useful after verification outside of the hyperstructure of social media.
The key truth isn’t about social media but about humanity in general. This proverb is true, and we know it because of our experiences. We all know people who must show off their opinions and rarely listen to others’. We would be wise to follow another proverb just a few verses away, “The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it.” (Proverbs 18:15, CSB) And, “The one who has knowledge restrains his words, and one who keeps a cool head is a person of understanding.” (Proverbs 17:27, CSB) Listen, discern, and acquire knowledge. That is far more valuable than opinions.
Yes, the Bible has much to offer our fast-paced, information-saturated world. Not because it foresees our challenges, but because people haven’t changed. Technology will never fix humanity; it can only amplify what is already there: the good, the bad, the wise, and the foolish. True change only comes through Jesus.
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