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by contraposit 61 days ago
This is like blaming a knife as being a killer weapon. Social media is inherently good if owners of the platforms allow for good interactions to take place. But given the mismatch between incentives alignment, we don't have nice things.
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Social media is good if owners allow for good is an example of the logical fallacy "begging the question"
Also blaming the tool for the crime is some sort of fallacy. I don't know name you can ask AI.