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LudwigPastorius

(14,093 posts)

8. Great.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 02:43 PM

2 hrs ago

A whole generation is now only partially tethered to reality, and will make their voting decisions based on "influencers" spin on the news and AI generated slop.

If we think things are bad now, just wait.

(Yes, I am an old man yelling at clouds.)

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TikTok has dethroned YouTube and Instagram and become the top social app for news among young people [View all] BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago OP

I don't Tic Tok... Mike Nelson 9 hrs ago #1

TT helped Biden in 2020 and then the billionaire tRUMPers got involved wolfie001 8 hrs ago #6

The top app for NEWS?? Heaven help us all. QueerDuck 9 hrs ago #2

I wish there was a platform that was owned by a billionaire democrat that BComplex 8 hrs ago #3

Bluesky nt wolfie001 8 hrs ago #5

Exactly. Behind the Aegis 2 hrs ago #9

RW mods are militantly incentivized against LW posters wolfie001 8 hrs ago #4

One of the reasons that TikTok for news has become popular LuvLoogie 6 hrs ago #7

Great. LudwigPastorius 2 hrs ago #8