Fetterman is nothing if not amusing.

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      Social media is a turbocharger to the misinformation engine that is corporate media (especially Fox ‘News’ and shit like Limbaugh, Beck, Infowars, Rogan, et al) post-Fairness Doctrine.

      The idea that the FCC shouldn’t A) reinstate the doctrine, and B) have its regulatory boundaries extend to ubiquitous cable and streaming services is fucking nutballs. Thanks, Reagan!

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      Some day we’ll look back at rage bait (and social media, in general) the way history looks back at opium. The tech and connectedness have remarkably advanced humanity - but unchecked, the algos and constant need for engagement have been ruinous and criminally detrimental to society.