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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Moostache

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9. By analogy...

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #5)

Sat May 23, 2020, 12:29 PM

May 2020

If a depressed person is handed a gun, even a super nice new and shiny one, and they proceed to shoot themself, who bears the responsibility for giving them the tool to end themself?

Our dumbed down society existed before Social Media and Facebook amplified it, yes...but the way Zuckerberg and the rest want to keep their profits and ignore their responsibility to control the way their companies are weaponized...I still say FUCK THEM...

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From someone on an FB thread I was on (warning: reading this may seriously damage your sanity!) [View all] LeftishBrit May 2020 OP

IKR? SMH Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #1

Great mystery of the universe. Girard442 May 2020 #2

Hey Zuckerberg....YOU are responsible for this idiocy... Moostache May 2020 #3

Not really LeftishBrit May 2020 #5

By analogy... Moostache May 2020 #9

Five G fifth generaration Maggiemayhem May 2020 #4

Sad to say, I also have a friend who believes this garbage. greatauntoftriplets May 2020 #6

"Carbon dioxide masks" ???? WTELF ??? There's no connection whatsoever with CO2 !! eppur_se_muova May 2020 #7

Carbon dioxide is a myth qazplm135 May 2020 #10

You forgot General Tso. nt eppur_se_muova May 2020 #11

I believe he left the Illuminati qazplm135 May 2020 #12

Facebook is a great platform for Russian trolls and GOP idiots RainCaster May 2020 #8

Is it really helpful to repeat and amplify this nonsense? Nitram May 2020 #13

I think we do need to know what we're up against LeftishBrit May 2020 #15

You should take care not to help what or who we are up against. Sticking to facts is the best Nitram May 2020 #16

I wonder how many these people actually believe this and how many are POEs. progressoid May 2020 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Jun 2020 #17