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[–] rational_lib@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The left is shockingly asleep about how bad this is. X still is the single most important platform for driving narratives about the news and politics. And it's still important in part because Democrats and the left as a whole have been lethargic in leaving it. The fact that it's blatantly being used to tilt the national political discussion in whatever direction Elon wants was probably one of many keys to getting Trump elected in 2024, and should be regarded as an ongoing emergency for Democrats and the left.

[–] kadup@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

X is still the single most important platform

No it isn't.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's not why the left should be concerned.

This was 1 k-hole induced event by a moron.

Which is why it was done so badly and so blindingly obvious.

The next Gen of LLMs WILL be sanitized politically, they will make deepseek look neutral.

And they will slowly (or actually quite quickly) take over larger and larger parts of our world.

This is neo-feudalism, people, and we aren't even the Gentry anymore, now we're clawing to hold on to being serfs.