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hlthe2b

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7. No time in the history of man can both good and horrendous ideas and manipulative discourse
Wed Apr 16, 2025, 05:02 PM
Apr 2025

been able to spread, as now with social media.

That you deny its role is just astounding. Good heavens... A bit like the insanity of the overwhelming and nearly incalculable number of guns having zero role in gun deaths in this country.. There would still be murderous people in this world, but you can kill a hell of a lot less efficiently with knives or whatever other non-ballistic weapon one could dream up. And hate spreads a hell of a lot less quickly and thoroughly without the communication channel just made to do so-called social media (and manipulative, greedy overseers that promote it).

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