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paleotn

(19,858 posts)
8. 100% agree.
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 08:58 AM
Dec 1

All the high minded stuff went straight out the window just as soon as the tech bros discovered they could make a bundle off it. Now social media has the veracity and decency of a restroom wall. And that's how it makes money. Outrageous draws eyeballs. Conformation bias drives views and profits. May have been different had it had come of age in a time when regulation was viewed as public good. Instead, we got a weird mix of 1984 and Brave New World.

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