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| Then came the microphone. And we call this progress. |
They do not pasken. They magnify whatever is fed into them. Wisdom and foolishness receive equal bandwidth. The tragedy is not that we possess such tools, but that we rarely pause to ask whether our words deserve amplification.
Perhaps the true takanah is not to ban microphones or smash smartphones. Perhaps it is this: before broadcasting nonsense, speak first without amplification—to ten smart Jews in a room. If your words can survive their silence, their skepticism....
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Risks of contaminated microphones:
https://lilac.works/2023/06/08/risks-of-contaminated-microphones/