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I read some comment today saying Twitter is effectively keeping down public outrage because people are now mean tweeling about stuff instead of going into the streets, and it has been stuck in my head ever since
Why join a political organization when you can just argue with someone on that organization’s reddit? Why go out and canvass if you can just make a change .org petition? Why learn valuable skills that are difficult when you don’t have to get up off your couch?
Doubled with the fact that the majority of people in the US work 50+ hours, have no sick time, vacations, and time off, and have no time to themselves to begin with to even deal with minor chores like doctors visits, bills, cleaning, and cooking. It is a very effective way to suppress the proletariat, exhaust them to the point of burnout and fatigue. Then give them an easy way out with social media.