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Dave says

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3. It's a symptom of the internet and social media

Reply to usonian (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 05:31 PM

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So many young people, not exposed to the realities we of many decades were exposed to, only no the POV of whichever social influencer caught their attention. Think how atrophied one's pre-frontal cortex must be if fed only a steady diet of Joe Rogan and FOX.

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