... a world that is not the public sphere in any sense at all, but is actually based upon polarization, amplification of hate, and, more than anything, the sweet spot, the oil of the new economy, which is people’s addiction and their attention... being put into fight or flight, getting outraged, getting angry, getting just sort of agonized. And that is exactly what Facebook is doing...

- https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/26/professor_ramesh_srinivasan_on_the_facebook
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