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...which is that the modern social media paradigm is inherently harmfll. it is intentionally addictive and encourages the spread of misinformation at a pace that far outstrips any previous media format, the old internet included.
Decentralizing it doesn't fix these problems. Demonetizing it doesn't fix these problems. open sourced code doesn't fix these problems.
they are worthy goals in their own right, but they're still sitting on a foundation built in swamplands.
These models are designed for serving ads and increasing "engagement" at all costs. removing the profit motive that drives these two requirements means you can discard these contstraints. But the Mastodons and Lemmys of the world have simply put frosting on a turd and called it cake
No thank you 🤮
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