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Rubén Baler, neuroscientist: ‘We are guinea pigs. Our attention has become a profitable commodity’
(english.elpais.com)
this post was submitted on 07 May 2024
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Lemmy would need to become significantly popular for it to be worthwhile for them to manipulate it; they might be laying the groundwork now. However, only time will tell. If Lemmy does become more popular, hopefully people here can effectively counteract any manipulation.
I think they may be pretty distracted by threads to be honest.