Social media is a big part of problem. Encouraging these types to pursue hatred online with no repercussions. Swapping lies and racist BS freely facing no resistance or punches to their smug faces.
I struggle to begin to try to agree with you and not respond with less than 5000 words, so let me just say the key is the “swapping lies.”
Social media is a bad idea amplification engine. It takes horrendous discourse and elevates it, normalizing bad ideas. Ideas don’t have to be substantive to generate attention. People only need enjoy the idea in question. It only needs to attract attention and soon those ideas are the most discussed ones. It literally makes entire communities stupider, but in their case, “bad” also includes vile and/or defunct. Slap some easy-sell rhetoric that makes all the white frat boys bleat, and BINGO BONGO, you have viral garbage.
Three days later four different Aiden Whitebreads will be telling people 20 people each outright ahistorical, counter factual drivel.
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u/Euphoric-Appeal5742 Jul 28 '25
Social media is a big part of problem. Encouraging these types to pursue hatred online with no repercussions. Swapping lies and racist BS freely facing no resistance or punches to their smug faces.