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Martin Tscherner's avatar

Schmitt explained why we are drawn to enemies. Liberal democracy is humanity’s attempt to live together despite that fact. Social media, by contrast, has discovered that enemies are highly profitable.

Stefan Bielski's avatar

I admit it. Tho 'targets' are means to understanding HOW I value. I mount bulls' eyes on sounding boards; it's fleeting, and rarely political--which is usually thin broth. Aesthetics, ethics, epistemics... is the meatier stuff.

Khalid Alioua's avatar

Indeed there is a relationship between scrolling and aimless targets

Ravindra S.'s avatar

Spot on. I have no argument against Mr. Smitt. This is a completely correct assessment of body politics.This is how things have been and are to this day.

Cecilia Farell 🇨🇦's avatar

Thank you for articulating this and opening my eyes to it. It's exactly what I've been doing, and completely unaware, though not all the time (such as reading this article). Awareness is the first step.