Facebook is reportedly CHANGING the focus of their company.

Their new focus?

Building the "metaverse."

FB is building a digital platform enhanced by augmented & virtual reality where people interact through digital avatars.

Why do I find this problematic? Let me tell you:
Of ALL the things Facebook could be working on right now, why is building a virtual reality world even a priority?

Here's a better, more pressing list of items they should instead focus on:
-Protect people’s personal data. This of course would require a change in their model of using people’s information to sell things to them but this is what the public wants and their current model is highly unethical.
-Make sure your platform can't be used to incite a genocide.👍nytimes.com/2018/10/15/tec…
-Make sure your platform stops spreading conspiracy theories and fake news faster than every other platform. forbes.com/sites/traversm…
-And make sure your platforms stop contributing to eating disorders and suicidal thoughts in teenagers. businessinsider.com/facebook-knows…
Why would we surrender our trust to Zuckerberg's "metaverse" when time and time again, he's failed us? Also, when we look around at the polarization of society, is this really what any of us need?
Virtual reality is not the same as REAL LIFE. Our focus as a society should be fixing our world HERE instead of going into fantasy worlds.

Our kids should be playing with other kids, not with screens.

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Did you know that many multi-level marketing schemes are actually CULTS?

Let's talk about it: 🧵
There are 5 main types of cults:

Religious cults
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Political cults
Cults of personality
Commercial cults

Multi-level marketing when it's predatory falls into the "commercial cult" category. These cults prey on people's desire for wealth & power.
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It is critical that the media & healthcare professionals communicate how SAFE the Covid vaccines are.

Negative debilitating reactions are quite RARE so highlighting stories like this scares people (often to not get vaccinated).

Here's the narrative that SHOULD be communicated:
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First off, you're doing a GREAT job maintaining a positive relationship! 🙏
If you are finally able to persuade him, it will be built upon this positive relationship with one another. When I help family members help someone out of a cult (that's what I do btw), BUILDING this trust and rapport is always the FIRST step. So great work there.

Next...
Listen & really try to UNDERSTAND Kyrie's fears about getting the vaccine. What is he telling you privately? Is he WORRIED the vaccine is physiologically harmful? Does he not just want to be told what to do? KNOWING his frame will be very helpful going forward.

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Keep reading (THREAD):
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In 2007, the Kochs attempted to give a large sum of money to Florida State. Their conditions:

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If you are a Christian who currently still thinks Trump is a man of God, can I ask you a few questions?
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But there's an area I HAVEN'T spoken enough about:

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