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> Smartphones and the internet have given the layperson awesome technology literally in their hands. The quote is "awesome technological powers", which, I thin

> Smartphones and the internet have given the layperson awesome technology literally in their hands. The quote is "awesome technological powers", which, I think, is different from having a technological device. There are the data brokers, social media giants, and governments that have the technological power to manipulate the masses. > The entire election of 2024 was driven by the people specifically questioning those in authority The quote: "when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority". Are they serving their own agenda or the agenda of others through the media they consume? Are they knowledgable in their questioning?

kcplate 2y ago
> Are they serving their own agenda or the agenda of others through the media they consume? Are they knowledgable in their questioning? Are you? I bet you think you are knowledgeable in your questioning, fully in tune with reality, serving your own agenda and above “their agenda”. I’d estimate that you probably are. Seems to me that most people are capable of understanding what is important to them so I don’t buy into the mass manipulation thing.
throw0101d 2y ago
> There are the data brokers, social media giants, and governments that have the technological power to manipulate the masses. During Trump's inauguration, it was a bunch of technologists with front row seats, not his government cabinet picks. * https://www.kron4.com/news/national/bay-area-tech-ceos-get-front-row-seats-at-trump-inauguration-what-this-means/ https://www.kron4.com/news/national/bay-area-tech-ceos-get-f...