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People in America have been losing trust in institutions for many decades now. Don’t believe the government, the scientists, the doctors, the corporations, etc.
by latentcall 2y ago
People in America have been losing trust in institutions for many decades now. Don’t believe the government, the scientists, the doctors, the corporations, etc. People bond over these things.
Add the internet and this amplifies x100.
- CamperBob2 2y agoIndeed. A phenomenon indistinguishable from an attack.
- rightbyte 2y agoBlaming 'foreign adversaries' for it is also a phenomenon indistinguishable from an attack to destabilize and bring on paranoia.
- rightbyte 2y ago> Add the internet and this amplifies x100. Ye. But I don't think it is the internet in itself, but the algorithmic feeds. I don't know what 'crack pot' is the new hot thing nowadays, but Alex Jones did not pop up in my feed by him self. Nowadays it seems so much more... dunno. Surreal?