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(Meta) What's up with the recent influx of posts here and on nostupidquestions asking borderline insane questions as if written by people who have never encountered another human before? (lemmy.selfhostcat.com)

submitted 2 days ago by ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I don’t mean this in a rude way. Feels like the past week or so has had some bizarre questions asked.

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[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They're trying to sow the seeds of outrage. Do not take the bait.

[–] puntinoblue@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

I’ve noticed it too. I came here because Reddit has become increasingly toxic, with bots of outrage and division thriving there. I really hope Lemmy doesn’t follow the same path, but I suspect efforts will be made to make alternatives to controlled media even more toxic. I’m not sure what the best strategies are to counter this kind of malevolence.