Do you oppose health warnings on cigarettes? Food labels? Independent testing and verification of air and water? Safety testing for appliances and vehicles?

In your informed consumer advocacy, is there any room for shared responsibility?

What chance do individuals have against a corporate juggernaut's finely tuned outrage machine, exquisitely crafted to prey on human fallibility?

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Sure, we've always had propaganda.

What's new with social media, like with personal computers and smart phones, is the convergence.

Now all the social pathologies (targeted ads, dopamine hits, crowd out authentic speech) are bundled together and monetized, begetting a positive feedback loop.