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It matters over time. The old kooks die off and are replaced with people who are relatively sane until they find new things to be old kooks about.
by idiotsecant 4mo ago
It matters over time. The old kooks die off and are replaced with people who are relatively sane until they find new things to be old kooks about.
- cmrdporcupine 4mo agoUnfortunately a large number of the "kooks" are GenX and younger.
- ethbr1 4mo agoAgreed. Kooks aren't kooks because they're old. They're kooks because they live in information bubbles that reinforce their batshit ideas. And we've let Google / Meta do a fine job of poisoning the next generation's intellect in pursuit of ad revenue. Say what you want about the tenants of Fox, but at least it has a political ethos...
- idiotsecant 4mo agoI don't know if you noticed but genX got old when we weren't looking.
- cmrdporcupine 4mo agoYeh, trust me I know. Tho we're not quite "mass die-off" old yet. Not in aggregate anyways.