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The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back? (theconversation.com)
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[–] gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Tbf, democracies kinda always suffered from this problem.

The italian long-term prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was a comedian before going into politics. And so was english prime minister Boris Johnsson. In other words, they were used to catering to audiences, instead of having technical training. (IIRC)