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Re:Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake... by spicyusername on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @08:32AM (#44442967)
Nah, civilizations been running on this attitude since it's inception, and here we are.

There's never been a magical golden age where people were any different than they are.

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Re:Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake... by yifanl on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @10:26AM (#44444138)
The difference is mostly that people with this mindset were less empowered to enact upon it.

But we've democratized fraud now.

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