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Kris LeBoutillier's avatar

Your most pointed statement yet Dr. Prasad. I have a love hate with social media. I love the news and shows I WANT on YouTube, but I hate what the algorithms dish up to me. I love the world's knowledge at my fingertips, but I hate the never ending BS and pure lies I get from so many platforms. I've become a very selective consumer and I try hard to ignore the rest. No Twitter, Instagram or TikTok for me. Facebook only on my laptop for sharing pics of my daughter with friends and relatives or saving recipes. Other than that, it's a dumpster fire of bad information that leads to bad behavior, that leads to a ugly, narcissistic, anxious society. And I agree: break it up into little competitive pieces that can suit everyone. And apply the rules of liable and malace that govern the media. That'll shut em up.

One last note. Facebook and Google capture 50% of the world's advertising dollars. Everything else fights for the other 50%. Why control is so stilted towards those two monoliths.

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