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> start worrying about more serious problems

I completely agree with your sentiment, but what societal problem isn't currently being made worse by political polarization and misinformation on Facebook?

Take your pick: genocide[1], climate change denialism[2], anti-democratic efforts[3], public health misinformation [4], just to name a few.

[1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-facebook...

[2] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/08/climate-...

[3] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/06/faceb...

[4] https://www.fastcompany.com/90657622/as-the-delta-variant-sp...

parent owl_troupe 5 years ago

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