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| ▲ | beardyw 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||
No, the mistake is to make spreading misinformation profitable. We then have a vicious cycle where profits feed into politics, and so nothing is done to stop it. I don't think it will end well. | ||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | ASalazarMX 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||
Let's hope humanity develops defenses against the easy (even forced) spread of disinformation, hate, ignorance, and mass manipulation if general. Social networks, and the drivers of their owners, caught the world by surprise. | ||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | thefz 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||
Before that, giving a pocket computer to everyone was the biggest mistake | ||||||||||||||