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Hey, whether it was Trump or the political/media class' massive hysterical allergic reaction to his victory, either way here we are. I am in the same boat as you and find it very sad, disorienting and infuriating.

My lifelong friends who were always cynical libertines are now all transformed into pious scolds! Is like Invasion of the Body Snatchers!

I can only hope the fever passes soon...keep on growlin'!

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It's social media, the algorithms pushing outrage to trigger engagement in pursuit of profit. Trump just leveraged the new tech, but the underlying problem is social media.

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