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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by eBombzor on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @06:09PM (#39984834)
Or any ultra radical movement. The internet promotes extreme ideologies, as seen through hyperbolic, overly dramatic headlines and videos that make the front page of Tiktok, YT, news everyday.
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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by andrepd on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @06:39PM (#39985092)
Anger and the basest, most thoughtless of emotional responses are those that drive the most """engagement""". Fuck whomever invented and promoted this crap.
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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by cyanydeez on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @07:27PM (#39985394)
Yeah, I recall my friend helping start the ironic flat earth society 20 years ago.

Kooks reinforcing kooks.

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