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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 8h

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Madame Nhu - Wikipedia

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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 8h

More like Madame Nhu. Even kind of looks like her.
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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 9h

Social Media changed the scope and range of it. I can't believe with all these brilliant minds no one wants to even think about solutions. It is like the 2A. Oh no, that's a slippery slope. Stay away from that one. It's easier to defend than to do the work that is harder; finding a balance.

commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 11h

Sigh...I don't know the answer Ari. In 2010 I said the internet was the backlash to freedom. Even more so today. There is pro/con, good/bad, God/Devil in every aspect of our lives.
Hate speech used to be unacceptable across the board. What is a country to do?

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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 11h

I don't think that article was written in a state of hysteria.

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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 12h

And another thing.....
If I post that Republican White Nationalists seem to have sex problems when more and more are being indicted for sex crimes and then am hit with sex bots did I tell the algorithm to do that? Did I ask for the sex bots? Did I really want the sex bots?

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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you for taking back that I am 'hysterical.'
I just think algorithms are more nuanced than you would have us believe.

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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 13h

I'm not as smart as you Ari. All I know is that algorithms are working against the people and Democracy and it absolutely terrifies me!
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Algorithm Nation | Jacob Weisberg

Fights about digital filtering tools have turned more and more bitter. That's because of their extraordinary power to shape both political opinion and mass culture.

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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 13h

Every individual does, From the editor to the journalist to the coffee guy.

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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 15h

Algorithms and Corporations are not people.

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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 22h

Bad Bunny ought to do a number with chicks with blue hair and five nose rings.

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commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 1d

I used to think Pam Anderson was crazy. Oh, how things change. His unrealized irony is typical and pathetic.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 1d

It is already severely damaged. Saudi Arabia, Israel, etc. etc.
expect quid pro quo in the future if they won't get it they will simply meddle in our elections, propagandize, notify all the cells that Trump is allowing in our country, etc. It won't fare well for a Republican President either.

commonfence.bsky.social @commonfence.bsky.social · 1d

And The Frog was interviewed in Portland

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

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