
TEASER: Disinformation, Peter Thiel, and the Vibe Shift (w/ Joe Bernstein)
Know Your Enemy
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Disinformation Is a Big Problem
There's a perverse incentive on the part of platforms to agree that this information is real, has an effect on the world. If you take out the value judgment of good and bad information, just think about what platforms want to do, which jus sell ads. Facebook profits by convincing advertisers that it can standardize audience for commercial persuasion. And so if we can elect a idiot celebrity president, then god damn, we can sell your fuck in boots.
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