• OpenStars@piefed.social
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    4 days ago

    Plus also the root cause, whatever that is. See e.g. Brexit as well.

    Democracy requires an educated citizenry. Knowing that, yet choosing to ignore that, made Western nations vulnerable, not only to misinformation spread for reasons like profit and cheap fame, but to active disinformation as well.

    But it was our fault for choosing to remain vulnerable. We knew better, but thought that the consequences would never come, so did not change. Oopsie.

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      It’s easy to tear down an open and free system. If one is so inclined. It’s hard to keep up, all it takes is someone who hates everything and then everybody suffers, because it’s kind of predicated upon good will and cooperation, and that is not really a thing anymore, sadly.