I have mentioned these so frequently in my postings, it's about time they got a posting of their own.
Some people are a recent invention, made possible by the social media, that was made possible by the Internet, that was made possible by the Computer. Nuf said?
It occurred to these people that they had a new identity, which indeed they had. And this new identity had power. As this new identity, they could influence other people in ways never thought of before.
Some of these ways were beneficial - they made Wikipedia possible.
But they also made fake news possible, and the rise of Authoritarian leaders much easier,
Because everyone was watching the same TV programs. I hate to bring up Television here when I was discussing the Computer - but for some people, the Computer was an interactive Television. That delivered the data their world depended on.
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