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by awb 1181 days ago
> That is not comparable to providing starlink.

What I mean is that it’s OK to look at the totality of a person and not show gratitude for [Good Quality], especially when [Good Quality] enables [Bad Quality].

> Most people browse internet to escape their hard reality.

There are plenty of entertainment sites and subreddits to avoid reality if that’s your objective. But I don’t think people go to the “public square” to avoid harsh realities. In fact it’s the place we go when we want to hear any possible opinion.

> It makes perfect sense to decrease visibility if it is artificially being heightened.

What do you mean “artificially heightened”? War dominates headlines and people’s minds. The US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan dominated politics for decades and it was a key plank in Trump’s 2016 platform. Same with Vietnam. I’d be much more worried if an invasion by a major super power wasn’t at the top of the public discourse.

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What I mean to say is, unless we see actual data of engagement and revenue, I am inclined to believe this is in response to analysis done on the said data

> artificially being heightened. I am not sure what's the confusion. There is propaganda, I guess to each on its own.