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		itishappy on March 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chines... You're focusing on them instead of politics. "Panem et circenses" is a political tactic.

contrarian1234 on March 13, 2024 [–]

Gosh, no politics in my relaxing doom-scrolling video app. Is it some nefarious plot to pacify the evil capitalists.. or wait... maybe they just know what consumers want?

itishappy on March 13, 2024 | [–]

Doesn't have to be a ploy or even intentional, but if boomers watch Fox while zoomers watch dancing... that has political implications.

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