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Re:Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Democracy is not a Facebook focus g... by csallen on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @05:52PM (#13700932)
Can you explain further? I don't quite follow.
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Re:Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Democracy is not a Facebook focus g... by imw on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @04:21PM (#13709265)
Aligning one's interest with the broader public makes sense because we are part of the broader public. What benefits the broader public benefits us individually, too.
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Re:Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Democracy is not a Facebook focus g... by csallen on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @06:10PM (#13710148)
Yes, but the inverse is not true: what benefits oneself doesn't necessarily benefit the broader public. And that's what matters when looking at individual behaviors.
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