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Re:More Than a Million Pro-Repeal Net Neutrality Comments We... by xr4ti on Saturday November 25, 2017 @10:39AM (#15776342)
4chan -- pol in particular -- is an agitprop prototyping board, and about as unreliable a source of information as you can get.

Useful when you want to get a sneak peak at the propaganda campaigns, and internet brigade tactics and talking points that are about to be rolled out against the public (or A/B test some of your own), but not so much for serious debate.

Like 99% of the stuff you see on there is going to be deceptively worded or presented, or just factually incorrect. If you're letting 4chan influence your opinion, you're using it wrong.

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Re:More Than a Million Pro-Repeal Net Neutrality Comments We... by collyw on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @02:02PM (#15809729)
I already feel like my social media and news sources are an echo chamber, especially after Brexit and Trump. I don't think its a bad thing to check out different opinions. Hell I even agree with some of the stuff there (though there is a lot more that I disagree with). It certainly helps me see the logic behind positions that I don't agree with / understand.
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