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Re:Ask HN: What do you think about “The Social Dilemma”? by neves on Monday September 14, 2020 @09:50AM (#24470104)
The harms of social media are understated. I live in Brazil. Social media was one of the main reasons of the election of our president, Bolsonaro. Now we have more than 130.000 deaths from coronavirus, the Amazon and Pantanal are burning, our institutions are crumbling. My fellow software developers aren't just make some far way teenagers depressed. This is is real harm in the real world.
Re:Ask HN: What do you think about “The Social Dilemma”? by fellellor on Monday September 14, 2020 @12:37PM (#24472142)
Most systems won’t change overnight because of the guy on top. What makes you so sure Brazil would have done better with the opposing party candidate as president?

Maybe the problem lies in a supposedly chronically underfunded healthcare system, by a number of previous administrations? This would then reflect, in an electoral democracy, of the citizenry’s misplaced priorities.

Re:Ask HN: What do you think about “The Social Dilemma”? by neves on Monday September 14, 2020 @04:23PM (#24474696)
Men, this guy fired 2 health ministers during a pandemic. And during a pandemic we don't have a health minister!
Re:Ask HN: What do you think about “The Social Dilemma”? by intended on Monday September 14, 2020 @05:50PM (#24475540)
Most systems get built over time to be better.

Every crack pot on top harms the structure, until eventually One Guy does break the system.

Now if people want this outcome, its great. If you don;t want this outcome, its not.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you think about “The Social Dilemma”? by dang on Monday September 14, 2020 @05:01PM (#24475107)
Nationalistic flamewar will get you banned here, so please don't post like this to HN.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re:Ask HN: What do you think about “The Social Dilemma”? by Nasrudith on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @12:33PM (#24483222)
It has nothing to do with what nation they are - but an uncomfortable conclusion that the problem is in the voter base is self evident for elections.

1. Bolesaro is a fascist and only terrible people would support him. If supporters of genocidal fascists are terrible people the who is? 2. He won the election. 3. A plurality of votes is needed to win the election.

QED the voting plurality are terrible people. I said nothing of other nations by baseline and thought it was abundantly clear that it was a lesson of experience that assuming that a large number of your voting countrymen aren't terrible people is sadly a mistake.

Re:Ask HN: What do you think about “The Social Dilemma”? by fellellor on Monday September 14, 2020 @12:38PM (#24472160)
Sorry, but this sounds mean.
Re:Ask HN: What do you think about “The Social Dilemma”? by zozbot234 on Monday September 14, 2020 @04:03PM (#24474470)
What's mean about it? Brazilian voters are simply reaping what they sowed - "social media" has nothing to do with it. It's called living in a democracy.
Re:Ask HN: What do you think about “The Social Dilemma”? by maxlamb on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @06:53AM (#24479785)
You should see “The Great Hack” on Netflix. It might change your mind.