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by throwawayknecht 3185 days ago
The last political detox week occurred at the height of first evidence of social media's influence on the election, and the same week as YC partner Peter Thiel built out his influence on Donald Trump's transition team.

It would be implausibly coincidental for the second attempt to happen at the same time Facebook and Twitter are being directly investigated for their role in electoral propaganda and Thiel is a frontrunner for the PIAB position.