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> It seems plain old social media is the actual damaging thing to come from the internet.

Ah come on man used by billions it should have killed hundreds of thousands by now if what they say is true about it

One could make the argument that it has, via political changes. DOGE, for instance, who's cuts have been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths, would have been very unlikely without social media.

What, because of the doge meme?

Because of the misinformation that led to DOGE cutting funding on programs that saved a lot of lives, but cost almost nothing. People elected the present government based on the lie that the budget could be balanced by cutting things like foreign aid and the arts, but in fact those things are a rounding error in the overall budget.

Just in case you're too young to remember, nutjob politicians with stupid ideas long predate social media.

Not all damage is fatal

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