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HN is about more than implementation details - some of the most fruitful, engaged, passionate and interesting discussions on here have been about the use of tec
by madaxe_again 8y ago
HN is about more than implementation details - some of the most fruitful, engaged, passionate and interesting discussions on here have been about the use of technology to implement real world change, and the impact of technology on human culture and ways of living.
This certainly falls into that category, as in this instance the internet, specifically social media and news outlets, was used by one nation to influence the economy of another.
Frankly, psy-ops, and how to make the internet become less fertile ground for them, is a topic we should be discussing more, not less.