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Sure, but that influence has not exactly been positive. That's the catch I think. It's much easier to exert negative influence than positive influence.
by harimau777 2y ago
Sure, but that influence has not exactly been positive. That's the catch I think. It's much easier to exert negative influence than positive influence.
- newsclues 2y agoInfluence is just a tool to effect change upon people at scale. It’s a tool, it can be used for good or evil. I’ll leave the subjective analysis to others but I think tools are rare just good or bad.
- dyauspitr 2y agoIt’s not that simple. Tribalism is easy and most considered a net negative. Tribalism is easy to sell because it’s ingrained in humans. That’s what 4chan does, pick the lowest hanging fruit.
- newsclues 2y agoImagine living a primitive life in a cave or the woods, you eat berries and kill small animals and cook by a campfire. Do you really think joining up with other primitive humans in a small tribe would be a negative experience on your life? Friends and allies would be helpful. Tribalism is an essential human social method that got humanity to this point!