Indeed Tara. Harari points out in his history of information, The Matrix , we thought that if we flooded the world with information, the truth would float to the top, but it actually sinks to the bottom. The internet can make any person (who can't find their own butt with both hands) or the any random Russian Bot an INFLUENCER.

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Greg Daneke, Emeritus Prof.
Greg Daneke, Emeritus Prof.

Written by Greg Daneke, Emeritus Prof.

Top Economics Writer, Gov. service, corp consulting, & faculty posts (e.g., Mich., Stanford, British Columbia). Piles of scholarly pubs & occasional diatribes.

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