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Good. Do we really want QAnon (And on the other side, many of HN's crazy ideas) to be top of our politics? Unfortunately that's 2014, forever ago in internet

• d26900 6y ago
  That's an interesting proposition/sentiment. I haven't thought about that. As if "neo-monarchy" (the status quo) is necessary for us "dumb" humans. But there are problems as well with that. Brexit is a good example. Rich people got their way by fooling the masses through targeted propaganda. And the masses got screwed (lost many rights) because of that. But your sentiment is a little cynical/hyperbolic too for my tastes. Not everyone is a QAnon maniac. I think the majority of people are decent.
  • MrMan 6y ago
    But we are all easily manipulated, which is the danger. The link in your post supports this conclusion.
    • d26900 6y ago
      If we had "benevolent monarchs" (riches, people of power) who have always our best interest in mind, I would agree with you. But these "monarchs" aren't benevolent they simply do not care about us other than manipulating us as "dumb sheep". And I still believe that the majority of people (us) are decent. Yes we can be like sheeple, but the best cure for that is education and/or political prevention mechanisms against our ills (lobbying, populism and gullibleness).
• hoka-one-one 6y ago
  Yeah or Black Lives Matter! Whoops!