jlyndby@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhy is everything shit?message-squaremessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1186file-text
arrow-up1186message-squareWhy is everything shit?jlyndby@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square109fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCheeseToastie@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoYep. Extremist groups use it to spread misinformation and recruit people. It’s scary, and everyone in this thread will have seen some at some point.
minus-squareLithiumX@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-214 hours agoYou don’t even know it’s happening, that’s a huge part of the problem. If I trust everything I’m an idiot, if I don’t trust anything, then what do I believe? It just reinforces echo chambers and comfortable narratives.
Yep. Extremist groups use it to spread misinformation and recruit people. It’s scary, and everyone in this thread will have seen some at some point.
You don’t even know it’s happening, that’s a huge part of the problem. If I trust everything I’m an idiot, if I don’t trust anything, then what do I believe? It just reinforces echo chambers and comfortable narratives.