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On Sat, 13 Jun 2020 14:58:33 -0700 Winston_Smith put forth the
following notion, which was duly noted and recorded:
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> On Thu, 11 Jun 2020 18:02:29 -0700, Winston_Smith wrote:
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> >Social media may very well be the undoing of society.
> >
> >Everyone has a world forum for their opinion (well founded or
> >half-baked), no one to fact check, and an equal number willing to
> >debate for the fun of it. Then some fools decide to take up guns and
> >pretend their fantasy world is real.
>
> From the "great minds think alike" file:
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https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/former-steve-jobs-advisor-says-facebook-destroying-very-fabric-human-relationships
> Former Steve Jobs Advisor Says Facebook Is "Destroying The Very Fabric
> Of Human Relationships"
> Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News,
>
> A former advisor to Steve Jobs warns that Facebook is ?destroying the
> very fabric of human relationships? by making its users become
> addicted to anger.
>
> During a question and answer session at the 2020 CogX conference,
> Joanna Hoffman was asked about the cult of leadership within Silicon
> Valley.
>
> ?As I look at Facebook, for example, I keep thinking are they
> really that ignorant or is this motivated by something ? darker than
> what appears?? she said.
>
> Hoffman went on to accuse Facebook of ?destroying the very fabric of
> democracy, destroying the very fabric of human relationships and
> peddling in an addictive drug called anger.?
>
> ?You know it?s just like tobacco, it?s no different than the
> opioids,? she added.
>
> ?We know anger is addictive, we know we can attract people to our
> platform and get engagement if we get them pissed off enough. So
> therefore what, we should capitalize on that each and every time??
>
> While Hoffman was talking about Facebook, much of the same charges
> could be made against Twitter.
>
> Twitter has become a monstrous echo chamber of hysterical nonsense
> controlled by outrage mobs who abuse the platform to threaten criminal
> acts as well as intimidating, doxxing and attempting to ruin people?s
> lives for the sin of holding an alternate opinion.
>
> Much criticism of social media is framed in the context of its ?threat
> to democracy,? despite the fact that both Twitter and Facebook are
> more censorious than ever, with the overwhelming target being
> conservatives and anyone who offends woke jihadists.
>
> In reality, the real damage being done by these platforms is to
> people?s mental health, to the cohesion of a functioning society, and
> to the concept of free speech itself.
I figure we're about one, maybe two dead Negroes away from total
Armageddon in the US if any white cops are involved in any way, shape or
form. It won't make a damned bit of difference whether the killing was
justified or not... and if you own a burger joint anywhere near where
someone gets kilt, you'd best make sure you have good fire insurance.