Social media is fracking societal bonds for profit. It's not some evil conspirac...

mikewarot on July 9, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Trust in newspapers and television news collapses ...

Social media is fracking societal bonds for profit. It's not some evil conspiracy, just an alignment of incentives. We're in the timeline where SkyNet didn't send back a T-1000, they sent back Mark Zuckerberg and the like.

::: THIS ::: Is the AI apocalypse. We'll figure it all out, and route around the damage, I hope.

wolverine876 on July 10, 2022 [–]

The same people benefit every time (the reactionaries). It's hard to believe that is coincidence.