In the past three days, a social scientist made a point. The scientist claimed that electronic platforms , youtube or facebook, in an attempt to get us to click. The platforms will present the user with more of the same type of content. To ensure continued clicking the platform operator will steer increasingly provocative material. In this way, the user will only reinforce their own prejudices and fantasies, Questions of truth will suffer.
This lament and fear fails to include one factor. So many of the radical groups quarrel with each other over fine points of whatever passes for doctrine. The groups dissipate their power In this way, these groups fashion their own end.
Given this background, we can click away. We should avoid complacency and obsession.
Simper something or other.
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