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Re:An ex-YouTube whistleblower on their recommendation engine by majormajor on Sunday February 10, 2019 @01:44PM (#19129272)
Terry Pratchett's books satirized both the "I don't trust the government but do trust the random dude in the bar" and the "they couldn't write it down if it wasn't true" trope for decades. He wasn't the first, I'm sure, just the one that most immediately comes to mind.

Neither of these is new. The scale and velocity is different, in a meaningful way, but "the internet" hasn't changed fundamental human behaviors there.

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Re:An ex-YouTube whistleblower on their recommendation engine by BethGagaShaggy on Sunday February 10, 2019 @02:59PM (#19129645)
What if I don't trust the government because I know the random dude in the bar works for the Department of Defense? They should hire better people.
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Re:An ex-YouTube whistleblower on their recommendation engine by ianai on Sunday February 10, 2019 @03:24PM (#19129788)
Government positions have to be filled by people who are willing to and can get clearance. This decidedly diminishes people willing to apply and capable of applying.
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