jaykrown@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCelebrating anti-intellectualism is the biggest danger to humanitymessage-squaremessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1257arrow-down111
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minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 month agoTech giants have so much power in part because most people are kind of stupid and don’t want to think too hard. “Don’t use that platform. It’s owned by a Nazi and pushing right wing lies” -> “uhh but it has memes lol”
minus-squarejali67@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoThe tech giants are just propaganda machines.
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoand the best innoculation against propaganda is an enlightened population that can spot the BS at first glance.
Tech giants have so much power in part because most people are kind of stupid and don’t want to think too hard.
“Don’t use that platform. It’s owned by a Nazi and pushing right wing lies” -> “uhh but it has memes lol”
The tech giants are just propaganda machines.
and the best innoculation against propaganda is an enlightened population that can spot the BS at first glance.