The concept of collecting so-called ‘friends’ (surrogates for real friends) is addictive to social climbers, but it can be morbidly addictive and as ruinous as smoking (or totally pointless, like collecting cigars); there are cautionary tales in other so-called ‘industries’ which sought to financial
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A smoker’s mess is what social control media became in recent years; 2020 will see only further deterioration as random people join in, adding to the noise (mental pollution)
The Linux Foundation, with deep connections to the spying industry (high-level staff), is very proudly in the “data monetization” business now. It’s not even hiding it.
