My theory is that Reddit and twitter are being deliberately killed because they are too good at letting the proletariat self-organize. They don’t want an Arab Spring of the west.
People talk a lot of insurrection but it’s very easy to sit on your ass and say “fuck the establishment” and feel like you’re doing something. When in fact, the platform is the very opiate that stops people from doing anything worthwhile
I’m not convinced that part of that wasn’t bots trying to hamper productive discussion. They were rampant before, but the amount of bots had gotten ridiculous over the last year or so.
My theory is that Reddit and twitter are being deliberately killed because they are too good at letting the proletariat self-organize. They don’t want an Arab Spring of the west.
People talk a lot of insurrection but it’s very easy to sit on your ass and say “fuck the establishment” and feel like you’re doing something. When in fact, the platform is the very opiate that stops people from doing anything worthwhile
Let’s not underestimate the hubris of stupid rich people
I’d agree with that if people weren’t at each other’s throats all the damn time on both platforms.
I’m not convinced that part of that wasn’t bots trying to hamper productive discussion. They were rampant before, but the amount of bots had gotten ridiculous over the last year or so.