Have you read The Trial? Funny how history repeats itself, even if it's from "fiction".
I find the hype of something is inversely proportional to the quality of the end product. If some game company put 7 years into a game and their marketing was, "could be alright, see how you like it". I'd be all over that shit like white on rice.
Perhaps you're younger, I can tell you I've seen a massive shift in how science is seemingly manipulated and misrepresented to push political or idealogical ideas. In my opinion it's primarily to do with money and power. It could mostly be the media highlighting the worst and least reputable, however, you'd be surprised how much our perceptions and impressions of things can influence how we behave and feel on some things.
And at the same rate, politics and "science" are becoming disorganised religion. I see many similarities in behaviours. It's just swapping one form of religion for another at this point.
If you're really worried about giving out your number, you can use virtual / temporary number. Just keep in mind it complicates backups and transferring to a new phone, etc. Puts into perspective if it's worth the hassle. Or maybe you just want usernames? 😅
I joined Twitter recently. Every second post was about Musk. It's exhausting. It wasn't worth joining.
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