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eppur_se_muova

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7. Yes, I've been avoiding YouTube for a lot of reasons, but this is the closing argument. Can't trust any of it ...

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 01:47 PM

Oct 13

... if you are well-informed enough to distinguish the truth from the lies and exaggerations with near 100% effectiveness, you don't need to be watching YouTube in the first place. It now exists to profit from the gullible, not the merely curious.

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Yes, I've been avoiding YouTube for a lot of reasons, but this is the closing argument. Can't trust any of it ... eppur_se_muova Oct 13 #7

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