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> Everything no matter how niche is presented as an emergency A phrase I heard recently for this is "Klaxon culture", and it seems to fit. Effectively, what us
by _jal 5y ago
> Everything no matter how niche is presented as an emergency
A phrase I heard recently for this is "Klaxon culture", and it seems to fit. Effectively, what used to be called information warfare, which was mainly practiced on enemy populations by military agents during war and near-war, has become a democratized, routine tool of domestic politics.
It destroys community, and atomizes populations, among other nasty consequences. I know for me, I have ended up ignoring "real" issues I would have had interest in trying to help with, because I was ignoring the bullshit-machine.
Welcome to the future.
- wonderwonder 5y agoI have seen this in real life, my sister cut off contact with my family as we differed with her over a couple social issues. Not even differed, we just did not take them as seriously as she did. Have not spoken to her in over 3 years. Pretty strange.
- david38 5y agoI’ve seen this happen. Usually the person who leaves calls the others Nazis, un-evolved, redneck, whatever. It’s a strong sense of superiority. I’m curious to see how long, if ever it takes for the average person who does this to realize they over-reacted, or how long it takes for the other party to see the light.
- lazyeye 5y agoI'd say its almost certainly true that foreign actors are playing a large role in encouraging its appearance in domestic politics. But the biggest driver is the mainstream media who no longer have a business model (destroyed by the internet). So now they just generate fake controversy as cheaply as possible, to attract eyeballs for advertisers. And there is nothing cheaper than opinion. Hot-button issues like racism etc are perfect for this.
- JacobThreeThree 5y ago>its almost certainly true that foreign actors are playing a large role in encouraging its appearance in domestic politics I would say it's foreign and domestic actors.