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 Are we going to pretend like a bit of controversy isn't fun? 😂

The Internet actually has too little controversy and too many personal attacks, in my opinion, so everyone watches morbid news videos and hardcore porn, to get their hindbrain excitement fix, instead of watching a debate on the ethics of aloof elitism or the pros and cons of various hard currencies.

Most new human knowledge is gained to win the upper hand in a debate or solve some problem people told you couldn't be solved. Lack of controversy causes our brains to atrophy and stymies innovation.

I'm here for the intellectual flight club that is going to delay the onset of dementia.