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me_irl (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 28 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

That's because Reddit sells anger quite well. Their bots and human instigators work overtime to get you to comment like that. I think all of us Reddit refugees have fallen for this shit.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 24 points 12 hours ago

We're not doing great on deprogramming ourselves either. The news outlets not only manufacture consent, they also manufacture outrage. This isn't a new problem either. It's been going on since at least the Spanish-American war, probably earlier (see also William Randolph Hurst , Joseph Pulitzer).