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by dudeinjapan 666 days ago
Social networks were the LSD of the 2000s and 2010s. I would say the "cocaine" of those decades, because it wasn't particularly enlightening, it made some of us belligerent, and at this point we all regret it. At least we're starting to build some tolerance now.
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toyg 666 days ago
You'll have to define "we all". Politically, most discourse that matters still flows through Facebook and Twitter/X, and will likely continue to do so until alternatives emerge.

Once knowledge moved to the online world, it was inevitable that debate would follow. This cat is not going back in the bag. We might refine our tools a little bit, but things are unlikely to change significantly for a very long time - possibly ever.

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dudeinjapan 666 days ago
> This cat is not going back in the bag. We might refine our tools a little bit, but things are unlikely to change significantly for a very long time - possibly ever.

Yes, agreed. This is called "addiction".

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