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[-] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 day ago

It’s kind of a marvel that we all have the bulk of human knowledge at our fingertips, and instead of noble pursuits we largely use it for social manipulation and power grabs.

I guess there is just more population control in misinformation than there is in curing disease.

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

The radio was originally imagined to be a public education and cultural broadcast system. Instead it broadcast Amos and Andy.

[-] aliser@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

always has been like that

[-] coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

That was the plan all along. Maybe people should (re) watch The Selfish Ledger

this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2026
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