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markodochartaigh

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8. I think that because of social media

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:35 AM

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Kirk's reach was greatly amplified. And the social media algorithms which allowed this amplification are heavily weighted towards the extreme right by the techbros who own the platforms. It seems to me to be analgous to Hearst egging on the Spanish American War.

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