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by testguy34 4156 days ago
>I wonder how long until the cycle comes full circle, and Youtubers are co-opted as subtle spinmakers for political ends. I can imagine a future where politicians are elected on the basis of a lulzy hashtag, and that scares me way more than what we have now.

This is how Barack Obama got elected in 2008 and 2012 #hopeandchange