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Comment by aspenmayer

1 day ago

The founders were proto-shitposters who ran a psyop on the public with the same technology used to print the daily paper. They knew what they were doing.

I agree with you, by the way. To a certain reading, this guy is creating a valuable resource in the attention economy: controversy. Give them a medal and a journalism grant.

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