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Umm social media has literally led to genocide in Myanmar leading to a flood of refugees in my country...
Decentralised social media would be even worse because people can set up their own instance and spew hate with no moderation.
How many genocides has crypto caused?
People fled the war in Ukraine with their crypto intact because it's borderless and empowers the public. Can't say the same for the banksters you're batting for.
Facebook infamously played a role in the genocide of the Rohingya. Please elaborate what the systematic persecution and murder of a group of people has to do with cryptos and this whole topic about their decline?
I mean you're the one who brought up social media, not me.
Decentralised social media can amplify hate speech, like in Myanmar, far more than centralised social media. So, it can and will endanger people's lives. Hell, incel forums have led to mass shootings. You think it won't happen with a far more popular platform like Lemmy?