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BurnDoubt

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8. I always thought the whole social-media reality...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:40 PM
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had a really high potential for EVIL. It has potential for GOOD, too, but… People.
By the time I got to the fourth letter of “Twitter”, I was moved to avoid it. It sounded like a new way to be free. It totally missed the fact that 1/3 of us thinks being Free is freedom to be an asshole and not have to answer for our hatred. “Opinion” is now “Truth" in the era of “Alternative Facts”.
I think it’s a Fatal Flaw, and it’s manifest a million times a day, and the “arc of Justice” is clearly NOT on the rise. We have a lot of work ahead to rescue our Humanity from the Swamp we’ve created.
ONE post could light the Fuse.
It’s no longer an “if”, but a “when”.

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I always thought the whole social-media reality... BurnDoubt Saturday #8
Zuckerberg should..... SergeStorms Yesterday #9
There's no easy way to report them, though. Reader Rabbit 23 hrs ago #11
Report fake profiles Blue Full Moon 23 hrs ago #12
Sadly, it could be too late PatSeg 23 hrs ago #13
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