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Jun 20, 2021 9 tweets 7 min read Read on X
At some point we have to ask ourselves what kind of world we want to live in. 1/
And if we are doing enough to address Pandora’s box.

Thank you @NickKristof for posting this complaint against a shadowy group under investigation for human trafficking and arms dealing. 2/
drive.google.com/file/d/1b9nvgy…
The contents of the complaint are vile, but if you want to live in a better world, I feel it’s important to be aware of what is happening to humanity.

What follows are pages of the complaint, where I highlight some of its content. Please read it. 3/
I grew up in a different time. And I’m glad. 4/
I had a beautiful friend from Kiev, who was offered a modeling gig. Only, it wasn’t a modeling gig. 5/
I wade through the bile, because I realize most people will not read a 200-page complaint.

Even when the world is sending out a very loud SOS, when the greatest depravations are just a click away. 6/
I believe in the beauty of this world, in the goodness of most people.

The internet is changing our world, in both good and bad ways.

Laws need to catch up. Criminals need to be prosecuted.

If money is all they care about, take their money away. 7/
Let @DavidBowieReal take us out… 8/
CODA: We need to rethink the internet. 9/

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