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The disturbing aspects to the Silicon Valley Trump whisperers shouldn’t be ignored (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 1 month ago by AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works to c/news@lemmy.world

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But what do teenage children, in their most formative years, use all day long, seeding and shaping the views they will have for the rest of their lives? What else is being fed into scrolling adult brains, but algorithm-driven information and viewpoints – many churned out automatically by bots – provided by President Trump’s most influential courtiers?

It’s alarming enough that the young are being inculcated with ideas from often dodgy sources, then immersed in customised silos where the views, entertainment, and content that appeal to them become the sole material to which they are exposed.

But what could be seen as more worrying is the ideological leaning of the tech creators who have built this environment. These tech giants are overwhelmingly ultra-conservative. They might not be gun-toting macho men, but those who are embody much of Silicon Valley’s libertarian elitism, who are overwhelmingly right-wing.

opinionated digital divas with odd-to-extreme traits have since become the norm. I wrote: “Think Steve Jobs (splenetic temper, walking round Palo Alto in bare feet), PayPal founder Thiel (helping bankrupt a website for outing him as gay), and Musk (believing reality could be a computer simulation created by superior beings).”

In an algorithm-controlled environment, misinformation can easily spread and be reinforced by those holding the tech levers. And that is before we consider the world of AI and deepfakes, where it becomes harder to discern what is real in a world where truth is increasingly losing its currency – or simply depends on who is delivering the messaging.

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Two words: Dark Enlightenment.

Be very fucking afraid.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Speaking of, what's ole Curty Curty Yart Yart up to these days?

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

You can check out his swastistack page I think it's greymatter