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Koshmarov's avatar

"I'm getting old, but I don't even know how to argue with these people."

It's scary -- like the CHILDREN OF THE CORN movies from the 1980s. There's no way to rationally engage with people whose entire life is lived and curated online 24/7. The "algorithm" is akin to He Who Walks Behind The Rows. https://youtu.be/dClKllEv5MU

Meanwhile, the rest of us humans have to piss, shit, pay bills, do house repairs, and all of the other unpleasant things that go along with having a physical body in the real world.

I'm not a parent; if I were, there is no way in Hell I would allow my children to have access to smartphones or social media.

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publius_x's avatar

Not as easy as it sounds

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Koshmarov's avatar

Oh, I'm sure. Authoritarian politics is easy when you can outsource your authoritarianism.

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OpEd's avatar

"I'm not a parent; if I were, there is no way in Hell I would allow my children to have access to smartphones or social media."

So you do believe in censorship.

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