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Re:Suspect in YouTube Shooting Posted Rants About the Compan... by token_throwaway on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @05:42AM (#16753290)
The platforms might be the difference between crazy and crazier, but nobody is going from normal to psychotic because of YT.
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Re:Suspect in YouTube Shooting Posted Rants About the Compan... by droidist2 on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @07:45AM (#16753807)
True, well I think everyone has a boiling point, some people just have a lower specific heat.
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Re:Suspect in YouTube Shooting Posted Rants About the Compan... by wu-ikkyu on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @08:48AM (#16754175)
That depends on how define psychotic.

YT's algorithm has a habit of recommending extremist content because it captivates users and keeps them on the platform.

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