Jumpin 19 hours ago
In short, if a free and open society is likened to a very popular program, there will be malicious hackers exploiting the weaknesses of the components.
In the case of our free and open society, the hack is propaganda through the available avenues, and the weakness is credulity. And it's not a fair fight, because the enemies of our free and open society have money and influence that is difficult for us to comprehend - they can put millions toward people and technology to do things that we cannot.
The hackers aren't some kid in a basement, these are governments and powerful wealthy people with employees and facilities.
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