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It’s just one enormous joke isn’t it? People go on about it because it winds people like the media up.

• saila 4y ago
  It's a joke to 4chan et al but not the people who fell down that rabbit hole. I don't know how many people actually believe in it, but based on watching protests and other political activity over the last few years, it's substantial.
  • chrisseaton 4y ago
    > based on watching protests and other political activity over the last few years, it's substantial I’m not convinced it isn’t just performance art or clever meta-commentary or a joke for the in-person protestors as well.
    • tablespoon 4y ago
      > I’m not convinced it isn’t just performance art or clever meta-commentary or a joke for the in-person protestors as well. "Performance art or clever meta-commentary or a joke" has a way of mutating into sincere belief if the content gets at all popular.
    • saila 4y ago
      I've been to a lot of protests of all types [to be clear, as an observer, not a participant], including far right and antivax protests where many QAnon types were present, and I can say without any doubt that most of the people involved are sincere. I also spent an inordinate amount of time watching protest/political live streams in 2020 and 2021, which further reinforces this.