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Sounds like someone who has got an angle and thinks they can profit from lies / misinformation, I seriously doubt anyone saying that stuff believes it. On the
by photonthug 2y ago
Sounds like someone who has got an angle and thinks they can profit from lies / misinformation, I seriously doubt anyone saying that stuff believes it.
On the bright side, Alex jones and infowars have been held accountable for spreading doubt about whether school shootings happened. Anyone who is denying the whole existence of obviously real large-scale conflicts can probably be held accountable in the same way if they are demonstrably profiting from the lies. If on the other hand it’s just signaling allegiance to an in group without merch and money changing hands.. maybe not.
- Nursie 2y ago> I seriously doubt anyone saying that stuff believes it I think you’d be surprised. And then surprised again how quickly they drop it if the belief becomes goes out of fashion and fails to signal in-group membership for whichever bubble they occupy. Specific belief seems quite malleable when what’s important is social signalling.
- kergonath 2y agoOrwell was on to something.