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"While the computer connected people, "democratized knowledge" and lifted many out of poverty, it also carried a darker side, Schmidt said.

"The same platforms that gave everyone a voice, like you're using now, also degraded the public square," he said. "They rewarded outrage. They amplified our worst instincts. They coarsen the way we speak to each other, and that way, and in the way that we treat each other, is in the essence of a society."

Schmidt then drew a parallel between artificial intelligence and the transformative impact of the computer - and was immediately met with boos."

In other words, he tried to promote Silicon Valley's shift away from one "business model" (e.g., search, social media) to another

YouTube is among the "platforms" that are "rewarding outrage" and "degrading the public square" in order to support an ad services business. The days of this "business model" may be numbered

As one unsustainable model fails, there is always another one to replace it. Maybe people are noticing the pattern

All these "business models" share something in common: use of a computer and a Silicon Valley middleman spying on peoples' computer use