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[timelets]

WRT https://twitter.com/gchaslot/status/967585220001058816 (via ЯЖ)

Was Marconi responsible for the emergence of Goebbel's propaganda? Probably not, because the technology was not designed for actively promoting the propaganda.

By contrast, the modern media technology is specifically designed to recommend. It's an essential part of the business model, as noted in a comment by MG.

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[tijd]

So much for "Don't be evil". What can be more evil than feeding crazy conspiracy theories to morons and getting sweet ad dollars from their clicks?

[timelets]

It looks particularly ugly in the "don't be evil" context.