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		ifyoubuildit on July 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yes, social media is undermining democracy To refine the analogy a little more then: regarding the algorithms, maybe it's more like direct democracy but with a really powerful propaganda department (that's run by a sort of evil AI) influencing lots of votes? I very much agree with everything else you said.

marcosdumay on July 28, 2022 [–]

Why stand with the direct democracy? It's not like people decide anything that matters.

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