Subj : Re: Family vs Politics -
To   : POINDEXTER FORTRAN
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Sat Jan 18 2025 10:16 am

> I don't think we can recover from social media, though - it's designed
> for quick bites, quick dopamine hits, holding on to eyeballs as long as
> possible and is a wonderful growth media for disinformation.
>
> Given Twitter and Facebook's alignment with Trump (either due to
> economic benefit or not being threatened with jail time by the
> president) I don't see anything changing.

I don't think FB is aligning with Trump so much as they are disassociating
with goverment oversight in general.  I do agree that their doing so right
now is because they see writing on the wall.

I also don't think it matters which side they are aligned with.  As long as
they are aligned to *either* side, they are going to turn a blind eye to
disinformation that benefits their side... and those on their side will eat
it up.


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