idiocracy

@idiocracy@lemmy.zip

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scientists show how ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies — This effect arises because of the quality of information churned out by Google’s search engine⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  good point.

  its also not only drawing meaningful conclusions but also validating the data is correct in the first place.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GitHub Desktop or Git CLI?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  knowing how to program doesn’t mean u need to do things the hard way.

  heck the whole point of programming is to make things easier and faster.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bethesda confirms they are working on releasing new features you asked for, from city maps, to mod support, to all new ways of traveling next year for Starfield⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  why the surprise? as long as people keep buying they will try to squize more money for less effort.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Politically-engaged Redditors tend to be more toxic -- even in non-political subreddits⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  it’s not only that, remember the point of news articles is to make engagement too and one tactic is to fuel people with rage, even by the means of fake news, and given the internet anonymity, u get anger fueled keyboard warriors

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Politically-engaged Redditors tend to be more toxic -- even in non-political subreddits⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  See also: lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people always assume you're part of a group just because you're defending them?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  pack mentality + ego

  especially here

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU court rules people can resell digital games⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  brain is easily fooled

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Whats your favorite Main Menu music?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Baldur’s Gate II

  (honorable mention - Civ IV)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Server Overview - December 2023⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  no, thank YOU!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fallout TV Show - Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  to me this looks like the most generic “Hollywood trailer” which is unfortunate but understandable.

  TV shows/movies based on games are usually just a cash grab that play on people’s love of the source material, but maybe in wrong we’ll see.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Removes App That Helps People Boycott Pro-Israel Companies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  do you?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Removes App That Helps People Boycott Pro-Israel Companies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  q. e. d.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Removes App That Helps People Boycott Pro-Israel Companies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  q. e. d.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Removes App That Helps People Boycott Pro-Israel Companies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  totally not circlejerkimg brainwashed herd

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Removes App That Helps People Boycott Pro-Israel Companies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  no. it means all jews should b expelled, if not dead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Removes App That Helps People Boycott Pro-Israel Companies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  since its fake news, propoganda, brain washing and antisemic

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fake babies, real horror: Deepfakes from the Gaza war increase fears about AI's power to mislead⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  this just shows that people should be skeptical to everything they read and see, even if it confirm their view/bias.

  be humble enough to realize the human brian is easily fooled.

  i keep the misspelling to prove the point!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the Internet and society itself is so divided nowadays ?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  the root cause IS the internet.

  entities with interest want to sway public opinion for their own goals. they’ll play the “us VS them” card, and its super effective.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Susan Sarandon dropped from talent agency after pro-Palestine remarks⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I find it both funny and sad how humans choose their own interpretations depends how it suits their bias.

  I’m not here to educate u or anyone else, I tried to show u an example by swapping the hated “jews” word with the “gays” that everyone love, but if u still can’t see it then I’m sorry I won’t chase this further :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Susan Sarandon dropped from talent agency after pro-Palestine remarks⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  “There are a lot of people afraid of being Gay at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like being a Muslim in this country”

  [translate to Woke]

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rightwing personalities use X to bring antisemitic theories to light in US⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  “what I say is the truth and anything anyone else says is fake”

  thanks for the enlightment I guess, random reddit lemmy user

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Susan Sarandon dropped from talent agency after pro-Palestine remarks⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  She justified antisemitism:

  “There are a lot of people afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Susan Sarandon dropped from talent agency after pro-Palestine remarks⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  “There are a lot of people afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country.”

  Doesn’t sounds like pro-palestinians, more like pro-antisemitism, justifying it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Black Friday not the cheapest time to shop, says consumer group⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Wouldn’t it be noticeable because this new “-a” model would have no ratings/reviews?