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Initech

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18. And the sad thing is this crap is going to get worse.

Reply to GoCubsGo (Reply #14)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 01:29 PM

Nov 2021

Social media has had the opposite effect of the original intent. Instead of bringing people together, it's driven us further apart than ever. And I don't see it getting better anytime soon. Bill Maher was right - people's phones and social media accounts are turning them into assholes.

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And the sad thing is this crap is going to get worse. Initech Nov 2021 #18

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