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Possibly. But there's been a huge signal boost for the extreme views. 50 years ago you couldn't find out about the corona protests and half an hour later be r
by SketchySeaBeast 7y ago
Possibly. But there's been a huge signal boost for the extreme views. 50 years ago you couldn't find out about the corona protests and half an hour later be reading website after website after website about how 5G causes a virus.
- SpicyLemonZest 7y agoYou couldn't read a website, so you'd go down to the cult's headquarters to learn about it in person. It was a huge social problem in the 70s!
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoWhich, ironically, would have probably kept a large portion of the rural populace and the smaller urban centers without a HQ immune to it.
- kadoban 7y agoThat's still a much larger barrier to entry though. Getting someone to click a link is much easier than getting them to visit you in person at a particular place and time.