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WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I’m reasonably certain that it would be much more accurate to say that people who are prone to depression, paranoia, suicidal thoughts, self-injury and digital self-harm are more likely to use the dark web.

Broadly, this isn’t the first time that it’s struck me that pedantic moralizing often relies on reversing cause and effect…

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iloveDigit@piefed.social ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I would say it’s more like, yeah of course when a “silent majority” forces a tiny percentage of people to rely on obscure tools to fight constant attacks on their right to free speech, that tiny percentage might be struggling more than the group attacking for fun

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- Randomgal@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  You mean buy drugs and tickets to Epstein Island? Because that’s what the Dark Web is used for.
  
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  - iloveDigit@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    When you’re targeted enough, you use it for regular email and stuff. Not sure if you get that. There are probably people who use piefed through tor
    
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Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
We had the “AI chatbot” mental illness link the other day, what’s next, people using apps to bet on sports are poorer?

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