I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the world is falling apart at the same time we’ve put algorithm-powered platforms at the center of our social interactions and turned our political discourse into a hot-take competition for clicks.
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@davidsirota I'd argue that the decline more closely correlates to the dawn of the 24-hour news cycle.
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I'd say it's got more to do with the dawn of the #DisinformationAge.
Remember the brief moment of hope in the early '90s when technology held the promise for humans to banish ignorance and share free knowledge for the advancement of the human race?
There is nothing that our species cannot run straight into the ground.
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