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  1. First imagine how easy it would be for misinformation to spread without FB and Twitter. Then imagine how easy it would be for fact-based reporting to spread without FB and Twitter. It's of course not as easy as that, but I found it an interesting thought experiment.
    1. …in reply to @axbom
      My reflections around this always end up in reasonings around friction. We need friction. Friction makes us think. Friction helps us question our choices, so that we may make better ones.
      1. …in reply to @axbom
        But right now many are drowning in passivity, egotism, and pleasure. In a sea of irrelevance. Huxley likely had it more right than Orwell. But no, we're not all the way there yet. highexistence.com/amusing-ourselves-to-death-huxley-vs-orwell/
        oh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their APIoh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their APIoh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their APIoh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their API