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It might be an idea to data mine submissions to HN to try to uncover if there are any special interest or extremist groups trying to gain leverage in this way b
by motters 16y ago
It might be an idea to data mine submissions to HN to try to uncover if there are any special interest or extremist groups trying to gain leverage in this way by posting articles with relatively plausible titles.
- ahoyhere 16y agoNote: I don't literally mean that the author sat down to lure HN-ites in. Let's not flatter ourselves. My point is that extremists in one area also hold non-extremist beliefs in other areas. That can lull you into a false sense of sharing an identity with them. And that, according to all kinds of psychological research, can end up with you conforming to their other ideals as well -- if you believe they go part and parcel together, you will, on some level, strive for consistency. That's why you have to be aware of who's saying what, and why, and what you read, and how you feel about it.
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