r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 18h ago

Society Ukraine Struck Yandex Data Centers, Russian Bots Went Silent—Now Questions Are Mounting

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-struck-yandex-data-centers-russian-bots-went-silent-now-questions-are-mounting-23339
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u/Consistent-Car6226 17h ago

Yes! When Europeans got good at sailing and could colonize anywhere on the planet, we physically put bodies together that had been separated for 1000s of years. It was a disaster. Sharing viruses wiped out populations of people. I don’t think anyone appreciates how similar the internet/social media is. We are not just physically connected, but everyone’s brains are now mentally connected. Ideas are being shared like a virus. The most viral ideas spread the fastest. And good ideas are going extinct.

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u/hobbycollector 17h ago

The printing press had a similar effect. It basically caused the enlightenment. Revolutions followed and stable monarchies fell.

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u/Mysticmooods 14h ago edited 14h ago

The Plantin-Moretus museum in Antwerp is amazing to see how effective it was historically. 

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u/lizagnadish 17h ago

This is a really good analogy. 

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u/TheWesternMythos 8h ago

Love the historical analogy!

I think since this "force" is so powerful the solution lies in utilizing it as opposed to strictly trying to mitigate it (or even worse ignore it lol)

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u/th1sd3ka1ntfr33 16h ago

The Woke Mind Virus is real holy shit

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u/Consistent-Car6226 16h ago

So is every other mind virus. The ones that will propagate the fastest won’t always be based in facts, truths, or what’s the best for society.