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Interesting idea, but QAnon dates to at least 2017. Also, are people who believe in QAnon actually isolating? I would guess that if COVID-19 is a hoax to you an
by closeparen 6y ago
Interesting idea, but QAnon dates to at least 2017. Also, are people who believe in QAnon actually isolating? I would guess that if COVID-19 is a hoax to you and your social circle, you're continuing to meet in person.
- motohagiography 6y agoThe isolation I'm referring to is the effect of post-social media polarization that started around 2008 and the social isolation that seems to result from it, where the people attracted to QAnon are ones who are among the "left behind," in the progressive worldview. It's reactionary, as they are the focal point of a global movement whose defining attribute is that it uses these people and their culture as a symbol and a reference point to align against, so many of them resort to whatever community they can still find.