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Re:An Unelected Monarch Is Shaping Our Public Life. His Name... by keenmaster on Friday August 14, 2020 @05:10PM (#24163311)
That's the same kiosk where you go to interact with friends, post and view statuses and pictures, coordinate with local groups, and then get crack cocaine (social validation) to remind you to come back again. Significantly fewer people whom you care about are at the other kiosks, so you don't visit them.

That's why I thought the public square analogy was more apt as-is.

Re:An Unelected Monarch Is Shaping Our Public Life. His Name... by gremlinsinc on Friday August 14, 2020 @06:58PM (#24164249)
I've finally read 1984 last week while I was fishing w/ family. They never did find out who/what big brother was/is.

I'm pretty sure it's Mark Zuckerberg and the ai cyborg he becomes one day. /s (maybe).