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Fox News viewership linked to belief in a racist conspiracy theory (www.psypost.org)

submitted 1 week ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] greenbit@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Deciding to upkeep an algorithm knowing it does that is purposeful tho? The purpose of the system is what it does

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The purpose of a system is the desired outcome. Other results are byproducts. The designed purpose is user engagement. The byproduct is the harm to society.

The purpose of a sewer system is to remove waste water from homes. The byproduct can be the smell coming from storm drains. You wouldn't say the purpose of a sewer system is to make storm drains smell.