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Is the destruction of Twitter and Reddit a conspiracy or am I just paranoid? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by Quexotic@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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I've had this feeling that since there are forces that do not want us to have free speech, and that the destruction of Reddit and Twitter does this effectively, creating a chilling effect, destroying social links and communities. Might it not be an intentional effort to stifle the ability of the downtrodden to organize and fight the power?

There are so many other ways things are engineered to benefit the minority and prevent the majority from gaining power, why not this too?

Just a thought rattling around in my head.

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[–] Quexotic@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I appreciate your sense of humor, regarding cucumbers.

I was never really under any illusion that they weren't in the business to try and make money but your pointing it out does really highlight that their motives are profit driven above all else and merely short-sighted and intended to improve quarterly gains Rather than actually being organized.

I guess it turns out that allowing profit to be the only motive it's just generally bad, right?

Edit: speech to text.