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[–] xilona@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago

As with any TOOL it is all about HOW YOU use it...

[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Cause is a mix of laziness and mental traps. Aside from targeted missinformation (which uses other mental traps).

[–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

It was always culture

[–] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] lateraltwo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Calculators didn't make math obsolete, it just made getting the wrong answer that much quicker

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The net is more an amplifier than an elucidator

[–] Cognitive_Dissident@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're not wrong. Never before in human history has there been a megaphone available to anyone and everyone that is loud enough to be heard around the world -- and it's available to evil people.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Sure but it often isn't a megaphone where the speaker controls the volume and where it's pointed, which I think is important to consider.

this post vs tankies

[–] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

....nah. we didn't think that. You'd meet motherfuckers with a grade 3 education that were on it, ignorant somewhat, not dumb

[–] urska@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

IIRC there are around 51Million americans thats have low IQ (~80 and less). I imagine its worse in developing countries. Not much you can do about them.

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