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If you find all the noise around social media to be confusing, rest assured that you’re not alone. Given the prolific amounts of misinformation in circulation, I thought it worthwhile to repost this piece. Given the prolific amounts of misinformation in circulation, I thought it worthwhile to repost this piece.
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