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1. hos234+ue[view] [source] 2019-08-08 12:41:15
>>lordna+(OP)
Discussion in todays world is highly over rated.

There are people who build hospitals and there are people who stand around talking about who should build hospitals.

The former group in any population in any country is very small. The latter group is very large and thanks to the current architecture of the internet have gotten so over amplified that they think they actually matter.

Their resumes don't have any actual achievement beyond drawing attention to things. They don't matter. People who are driven to build hospitals will keep building hospitals irrespective of all the "discussions" going on.

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2. wasdff+kP[view] [source] 2019-08-08 16:58:40
>>hos234+ue
The internet selects for these low info, useless discussions because outrage is profitable. The longer you rant on facebook/twitter, the longer you are on the site looking at ads.

Most problems in the world require a substantial technical background to fully appreciate well enough to have a relevant opinion, but people blindly comment anyway because they better understand the outrage on the internet than the actual real world issue.

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