Omfg is this a marketing stunt by the baked goods industry to sell more bread?

You just have to Nix it all together.

Often when I read “controversy” I hear Eminem’s song “Without Me” in my head.

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Turning a blind eye is not secure.

So you are saying this should make Firefox exempt from scrutiny when it comes to how its security compares to that of Chromium?

If anything, this reply shows how entitled some people are.

Heroic giving GOG an excuse not to get their shit together.

That which may be an indication of OP not being entirely wrong.

Maybe it wanted to tiptoe around this specific pedant and failed.

Are you lost? Replied to the wrong comment?

Otherwise please explain where exactly I defended liars or blamed the left.

Yeah, there are so many issues with differing root causes that all feed into the symptoms we see in the main OPs article. If we don’t take care of all of them and just concentrate on the easiest target, for example social media, then something else will come along and take its place. Next on the chopping block: VR/AR and AI.

we must fix the thing closest to the root that can actually be fixed.

Then maybe say that instead of pointing to social media as the root.

I said: social media is the root cause for the electoral success of the AfD and other far right parties in Europe.

Sigh…

So let's focus on what changed that those parties get so much traction with young voters. Answer: social media

Ok, now you’re just conflating correlation with causation. Also I’ve heard this before: TV and Video Games are to blame, Music is to blame, Newspapers are to blame, Books are to blame…

OP said we need to find and mitigate the root cause. Your reply was social media, and specifically TikTok.

The article you linked doesn’t come to the same conclusion you do. They specifically mention lacking critical thinking and media literacy skills.

You could also argue for more regulation for algorithms. Or more equality/equity. Or communication from other political parties that is tailored to young people.

But no, you just say social media = bad.

Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate what you do. And I recognize that the current state of social media is problematic. But it’s not THE problem or the root cause.

You just surfaced 2 more adjecent layers, keep digging. I don’t know why you say you understand RCA when you stop after 2 whys.

That still doesn’t make it the root cause. You should probably read up on what a root cause analysis is.

This is just the seed. You also need fertile ground, which is what OP is talking about.

Not if you want to promote a website.