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I think that’s probably overthinking it. I think most of these accounts are just chasing engagement, and they’ve figured out a solid formula: post something rea

I think that’s probably overthinking it. I think most of these accounts are just chasing engagement, and they’ve figured out a solid formula: post something really stupid (the tweets by statue PFPs inevitably contain basic factual mistakes), get QRT’d by people dunking on how stupid it was, boom: instant viral spread and engagement. It’s the utterly standard griefer playbook that’s been on forums since the internet began, just with new contemporary culture war material.

2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
It's more than just twitter users, a friend sent me this for example: https://intellectualtakeout.org/2016/04/are-we-the-last-men/ https://intellectualtakeout.org/2016/04/are-we-the-last-men/ Which is part of Charlemagne Institute https://charlemagneinstitute.org/intellectual-takeout/ https://charlemagneinstitute.org/intellectual-takeout/ Which is Koch Brothers backed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockford_Institute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockford_Institute
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