Tech Companies Are Destroying Our Society One Conspiracy Theory at a Time
And I'm furious with tech companies for letting it happen.
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People fall in love with their conspiracy theories.
Actually, itβs less like love, more like infatuation.
They become obsessed with them. They tiptoe around the proverbial rabbit hole until they cross the event horizon, at which point, they raise their arms above their heads, press their open palms flat against one another in the diverβs stance, and take the deepest plunge they possibly can.
Conspiracy theories are ruining our relationships. Nay-sayers will tell you that what Twitter isnβt reality and that the internet isnβt reflective of real life. This is trueβup to a point. After a certain threshold is crossed, the deranged ramblings online begin to spill over into real life.
Weβre living in an age of moral panics. One after another, moral panics sweep our country, infecting the minds of people across Americaβand beyond. For the uninitiated, moβ¦
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