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• Fades@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We all are in this situation. We are officially in a post truth era and capitalism in part led us here. Truth don’t matter when you got money

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  • Jamie@jamie.moe ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fools are easily parted with their money, and I typically view a lot of misinformation as ways to seek out those exact fools. Not all of it, but a lot.

    Take a bunch of crazy people that polite society doesn’t agree with, make them feel seen, and they throw money at you.

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    • whereisk@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s scamming. Modern political misinformation’s goal is maybe to convince but primarily to flood you with shit, muddy the waters such that you lose your ability to discern the truth in a reasonable time frame and abandon action, jam the machine, - “eh, both the same”, “eh, middle ground”, “eh, who knows who’s right”, “don’t want to get involved”.

      Kleptocracy loves that. It’s very successful too - see climate change action, public transport, the current supreme court etc.

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• nurple@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hard to know what to do about it when the people who are the most susceptible to misinformation are often the ones who think they’re the least susceptible to misinformation.

  And no I don’t just mean right wing chuds. I’ve found there’s a heavy correlation between people who are certain they are immune to propaganda and know the real truth and people who have, in fact, been conned by propaganda and misinformation. Conspiracy theorists, MLM adherents, antivax weirdos, homeopathy people … they’re all “doing their own research” so they can’t be conned.

  The hubris is always a dead giveaway. A sort of Dunning-Kruger thing.

  For what it’s worth I totally acknowledge that I can be and have been tricked by misinformation and propaganda.

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  • idiocracy@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I agree, but add that I think it’s not only hubris and ego, it’s also tying your identity to a certain group (ex: a football team) that makes u protect that group like a wolf in a wolf pack.

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    • cmbabul@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m not gonna lay it all at their doorstep because they certainly aren’t the primary actor here, but ESPN and the rise of 24/7 sports reporting have a lot to do with the extreme tribalism we’re seeing today. Being tribal within the context of sports is fairly normal and benign because it’s sports, it’s supposed to be an entertaining diversion. But because sports shows are often ratings juggernauts normal news organizations started mimicking their style of programming which adds to the tribalism.

      Obviously there’s tons of other more malevolent and influential ingredients, but this never gets mentioned and as someone who spends a lot of time watching sports for about 4 months every year it’s screamingly obvious

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  • 01011@monero.town ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There’s serious overlap between the right wing chuds that you mentioned and the antivax, MLM adherents and conspiracy theorists.

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    • nurple@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Without a doubt. Just saying it’s not 100% on the right.

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  • Powerpoint@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We’re all susceptible to it however you’d have to be ignorant if you ignore how Conservatives are actively using it to shore up their base and get votes. Just look at the convoy, anti vax vote or christofascists. They’re all about that misinformation.

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    • systemglitch@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The left is just as bad as the right, but you are so blinded by the faith in your idiology you just admitted you can’t see it.

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• MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I really don’t know what this community is for now, isn’t this something more fit for a news community, either world or canada specific, maybe a social issues community? Technology though?

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  • EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This is an issue that exists solely due to advancements in technology. It is a problem inherent to technology itself.

    I guess the question is, is the sub only about the existence of technology or the existence of technology and how it’s used.

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    • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If you go with that reasoning though then like 80% (pulled out of my arse) of world news and business news belongs in here. What’s wrong with having a community that isn’t so broad.

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• BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Maybe start with stopping the government misinformation campaigns?

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• luthis@lemmy.nz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Should the title be: Threads is the ‘disinformation of a generation’ ?

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• nostradiel@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So, one of the most censored democratic countries wants to censore even more? Oh yeah…

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