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Those shock jockeys engaged their viewers through taking calls, reaching out or otherwise. I'm not denying the responsibility of social media sites by abusing t
by fzeroracer 6y ago
Those shock jockeys engaged their viewers through taking calls, reaching out or otherwise. I'm not denying the responsibility of social media sites by abusing their algorithmic bullshit, but the fact of the matter is that the modern conspiracy theorist originated with the radio. That's where Alex Jones got his start among many others.
If you don't know the history of how these things started, then all you'll do by removing Youtube, Facebook et al is treat one part of the cancer when it's metastasized to the rest of your body. It's ignorant. Sites like Infowars or Breitbart will rise from their ashes and we will have solved nothing.
- DevKoala 6y agoOf course there are actors that downright pursue infecting the minds of people. However, the problem did not get out of control until the content platforms found those who were more susceptible to their message “at scale”.