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> Hitler didn't post radical content on Facebook or Twitter or Reddit, he just spoke publicly about stuff. That's what social media allows random people to do
by MisterTea 2y ago
> Hitler didn't post radical content on Facebook or Twitter or Reddit, he just spoke publicly about stuff.
That's what social media allows random people to do much more easily: speak publicly about stuff. Before that you'd have to build a reputation and following in meat space which takes a lot of time and effort. Now it's just a like and share button.
I'm sure Hitler would have totally loved using Twitter, Facebook and the like.
- jemmyw 2y agoBut then Hitler would have to compete with a million other Hitlers
- croes 2y agoOr they simply join forces
- eesmith 2y ago> That's what social media allows random people to do much more easily: speak publicly about stuff. GeoCities let you speak publicly about stuff, so that alone is an incomplete characterization. What nearly all social media does is preferentially bias message propagation to boost engagement in order to enhance advertising sales and biases of its owner(s). This tends to amplify drama and stoke rivalry.