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We used to call it "shooting the shit" in the pre-authoritarian days, and it was just an ordinary part of socializing with like minded individuals. I'm convinced that the only reason the Internet was allowed to be good at first, was to lure everyone into holding personal conversations on social media and messaging apps, so that they could police everyone's everyday speech.
I'm convinced that's exactly what they want you to believe.