• BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one
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    3 months ago

    The article mentions people are willing to suspend their belief in understandingthe truth in order to further their “team” or party objective, but I think this whole thing is simply foreign adversaries vying to destroy us from within by sowing contempt and spreading lies on social media and news outlets.

    Occam’s Razor.

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      3 months ago

      Por que no los dos?

      A meek, terrified populace is ripe fruit for the picking for actors both internal & external.

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      3 months ago

      Isn’t occams razor the idea that it’s stupidity, not malice?

      You explain two types of “malice” - one which is primarily driven by a lack of critical thinking and another which is an intentionally planned attack.

      Occams razor would say the former is more likely. You may have well said “fuck occams razor I believe it’s Russian bots”