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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Once upon a time we thought that inviting people to join the Information Superhighway would bring them together and herald an age of unity and shared purpose.

We didn't realize that we were opening the noosphere to subversion and attack.

It wasn't long before weaponized memes were deployed to deepen societal divisions. Old antagonists brought their wars to the digital frontier. Commercial entities outcompeted their FOSS forefathers and to reshape discourse. Engorged vectors emulated human creativity and threatened to forge new underclasses.

Was the utopian dream wrong? Were we naive to believe technology could unleash humanity's potential? Or are these mere birth pains of the future we were promised?

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don’t blame me, I deleted all my social media years ago. Now, I’m just using it for my crippling addiction to pornography

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago

Now, I’m just using it for my crippling addiction to pornography

Bless you for keeping the spirit of our forbearers alive.

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