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I’m not advocating for the man. My question is about whether anyone sees the information machine operating.
by happytiger 3y ago
I’m not advocating for the man. My question is about whether anyone sees the information machine operating.
- silverquiet 3y agoWell, if I'm taking shots anyway, here's the one that really got me: > JP Doherty did not want to sign the email. But he knew he didn’t have a choice. His son, Rhys, was scheduled to have strabismus surgery in January, correcting an eye issue that made it difficult for him to walk on his own. The procedure cost $10,000 out of pocket. Doherty discussed the decision with his wife, and while she wanted him to be able to quit, they both knew the kids needed his health insurance. This is one of the employees who signed the "hardcore" ultimatum that Musk set for his employees at Twitter. The plutocrats who exert outsized control of our lives get outsized attention in the media, as it has always been.
- happytiger 3y agoYea it could be. That’s certainly a rational and well thought out explanation. But how would we ever be able to tell if there was a deliberate campaign or not? The man has himself tried to assemble a social media network and his own information machine. Shouldn’t that imply that he is trying to counter another existing system? How would we ever know besides questioning the narrative like I’m trying to do whether we were in a narrative generation system? I’m aware of the post hoc, ergo propter hoc nature of the question, but as we enter the AI era I see precious little discussion of this stuff and its effects and it’s notable to me that just raising question greets massive downvoted and negative attention on social media platforms.