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The Way Forward

FalloutShelter

(13,018 posts)

3. The problem is, it seems to me,

Reply to Hellbound Hellhound (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2025, 10:13 AM

Monday

That Social Media platforms are not built for truth telling; they are built for hype.
They are built for extreme proclamations and controversial content that drive clicks.

Seems like truth telling is not ‘sexy’ or triggering .

I don’t know how we break that spell. It has been the right’s super power.