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The masochist in me wants to see these mergers continue so that a big enough power vacuum can appear for new indie studios as creativity and "risk-taking" decline.

Funny how in the early 2010s most people and activists feared tech storing too much data and violating privacy - now the only narrative from activists presented on the news and search results seems to be about a lack of censorship with no word on privacy (e.g. "Grrr Qanon", "Grr vaccines", "Grr person with regressive political opinion").

Strange how that happens...

Yea its hard to argue with Pfizer's data about its own products.

Seems odd to call this a "vaccine" isn't this more like "gene therapy"?

No. I would not agree with that. I am opposed to limiting peoples' "ability to influence". People need to have a voice and debates and discussion need to be allowed to happen.

Otherwise you are not changing people's minds, you are simply making their voices disappear from your computer screen.

> If people got encouraged to not get vaccinated, that would be bad?

Yea of course, and thats my point. I think banning these videos and the ability to show discontent makes the problem worse and further divides us on political lines. What exactly is your argument here?

> You that that it is barbaric that a dislike button is not available on one platform?

The removal of the dislike button is another step in an undeniable trend toward censorship against anything mega corps and governments decide is not moral or truthful.

People can tell when they are being herded around and silenced, and they dislike it.

I am saying its a good thing that videos are allowed which encourage people to not get vaccinated or contain information about vaccines not coming from a news network, because the alternative (censorship) is barbaric and unhelpful.

> other person suggested that less people might be vaccinated

And I am suggesting more people might get vaccinated if they are treated as intelligent and allowed to engage in dialog instead of being shadow-banned and removed.

> driving a motorcycle made everyone around them unsafe

Not totally untrue

> We're talking about preventing the spread of a lethal contagious disease

Getting vaccinated doesn't stop the spread... if you believe everything you hear our government officials say then I have a war in Iraq and a truck-load of cloth masks to sell you.

> This post comes off as being sarcastic

Indeed. It is.

> and health misinformation is costing a lot of lives today

Thats a pretty cynical view of humanity - should we ban motorcycles because they are costing peoples lives? What is so bad about letting people make their own choices?

> are you OK with hate speech on social media

I believe in "free speech".

For example, is it even possible for you to tell me an objective definition of "hate" speech or "misinformation"? I bet you can't since it ends up being whatever Alphabet, or Meta's truth and morality departments agree on.

Without ways to express yourself the internet will just turn into TV - where people who agree with the megacorps get to hear their own echos all day.

Yea, I agree, its dangerous for people to express their opinions especially if it changes or influences others.

We should hide the dislike count so the mindless don't submit to "bad think"