Are They but for the Grace of Gly That Makes You Uncomfortable?

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i feel like i've railed against it from the respect of privacy, from the impact it has on society. And it's like kind of the same thing here with you tru bright,. Like you have all the benefits of that one audacious goal and it certainly focuses people but it doesn't easily allow for people to take account of its drawbacks. I think though, at the other day, all what you said is correct, and we're going to get into all that. But if i can break out my favorite phrase, you know, they're but for the graceof gly that makes you uncomfortable. If you go back and think about away, i'm running this big business. We

Ben and James discuss the question of YouTube, why it’s similar and different from Facebook, and why engagement is both alluring and a potential problem.

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