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The state of the internet 2023 (media.kbin.social)
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[–] kool_newt@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe, but capitalism has been the case the entire time, why is social media globally melting down in 2023?

Also, spying laws are not necessarily effective at containing the spread of ideas.

[–] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

interest rate hikes, VCs are demanding their money back and companies are scrambling to become profitable/more profitable.

Edit: forgot to address the other point, they don't really care about us spreading ideas as long as we don't actually threaten their power. There is absolutely 0 threat of a socialist revolution anywhere in the west right now

[–] kool_newt@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not speaking of socialist revolution. There's a whole spectrum between licking boots and socialist revolution that is mostly ignored online. There are many ways people can threaten power, even just using Lemmy instead of Reddit. Here the conversations and our attention are not directed by profit and power seeking interests.

[–] katie@lemmy.tillicumnet.com 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Here the conversations and our attention are not directed by profit and power seeking interests.

I agree Lemmy is better. But, can you really be sure that every post and comment on this platform is made by a real person with no hidden agenda?

[–] kool_newt@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

No, never, but that's not necessarily the biggest problem. I think the algorithms were a bigger problem, and we don't have that here (at least not secret profit driven ones).

[–] GraySteve@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Capitalism is on a regular decline. It's typically good for development, then after the dust settles it declines.