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We are in uncharted waters. Never in history the barrier of entry and the cost to spread an idea has been so low. I can start a campaign reaching hundreds of m
by whatever1 5y ago
We are in uncharted waters. Never in history the barrier of entry and the cost to spread an idea has been so low.
I can start a campaign reaching hundreds of millions of people claiming insane things like that the earth is flat and dominate the mindshare because nobody on the opposite side has the time or will to counter me.
Then I can have groups of followers propagating my nonsense and keep expanding the insanity bubble. Eventually the average Joe will observe the size of the bubble and conclude "hey everyone believes that the earth is flat, so it must be true"
The closest to that was the TV but TV does not have that interactivity multiplier that the internet has.