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> Trying to strong-arm reluctant people into compliance with increasingly irrational protocols is not working. Since the beginning of the pandemic, I've though
by yosito 5y ago
> Trying to strong-arm reluctant people into compliance with increasingly irrational protocols is not working.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, I've thought that our institutions are seriously lacking in their ability to influence human behavior. The only explanation I can think of for why we're trying to force people into compliance when we've got the largest and most effective propaganda machines in history is that the people at the reigns of tech companies have no incentives to invest in public health.
- Nextgrid 5y agoThe problem is that all these tech companies profit off "engagement" and medicine-related skepticism, misinformation and the resulting arguing and anger creates much more engagement than if everyone just agreed with any single opinion.
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- Arnt 5y agoAs an alternative, try this: They believe in democracy, and that the existence of their technical power obliges them to not use it. Noblesse oblige in a modern way.