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The real problem is introduced when your own opinion is optimized out.

Because of this behavior, one person's opinion can become self-replicating, because there is no distinction between consensus and copy.

This social pattern leaves us with a tiny number of narratives being blindly repeated instead of being thoughtfully confronted. The only one who benefits is the narrative itself.



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