I’d like to personally highlight this figure from the article which is increasingly confirming my priors that the rise in extremism is incredibly linked to the internet and algorithmic social media.
Extremist views get clicks, clicks generate money, you get the picture. It’s a viscous cycle of pure and utter stupidity
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I’d like to personally highlight this figure from the article which is increasingly confirming my priors that the rise in extremism is incredibly linked to the internet and algorithmic social media.
Extremist views get clicks, clicks generate money, you get the picture. It’s a viscous cycle of pure and utter stupidity
“Never though I’d read an FT article with an elf”
“How about an [archive link](https://archive.is/269Fc) of that article?”
“Aye… I could do that”