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Re:Former Google CEO Calls Social Networks ‘Amplifiers for I... by Nasrudith on Thursday October 22, 2020 @01:43PM (#24860814)
The answer is seen in the corrupt Freudian slip seen in institutions after scandals when they state as a goal "restoring a sense of trust" - not restoring trustworthiness, or "addressing <root scandal>".

If you actually want to improve trustworthiness you need reforms and a purge all management who would resist or interfere.

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Re:Former Google CEO Calls Social Networks ‘Amplifiers for I... by edmundsauto on Thursday October 22, 2020 @03:56PM (#24862644)
Doesn’t this assume the bad behavior is a result of the specific personnel? That ignores the structural incentives that have led us to this point. If those are allowed to stay the same, the system will just reach the same equilibrium with different actors.
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