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minus-squareSchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·1 day agoYeah, THE biggest, absolutely. Tech giants running the world are nothing compared to that. also am*rican celebrity worship leaking
minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 day agoTech giants have so much power in part because most people are kind of stupid and don’t want to think too hard. “Don’t use that platform. It’s owned by a Nazi and pushing right wing lies” -> “uhh but it has memes lol”
minus-squarejali67@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoThe tech giants are just propaganda machines.
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoand the best innoculation against propaganda is an enlightened population that can spot the BS at first glance.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day agoBack in the day, the Nazis worked long and hard to subvert the will of countries they were planning on invading. There are many tentacles in any takeover, and getting people to mistrust the current system is one of them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_column
Yeah, THE biggest, absolutely. Tech giants running the world are nothing compared to that.
also am*rican celebrity worship leaking
Tech giants have so much power in part because most people are kind of stupid and don’t want to think too hard.
“Don’t use that platform. It’s owned by a Nazi and pushing right wing lies” -> “uhh but it has memes lol”
The tech giants are just propaganda machines.
and the best innoculation against propaganda is an enlightened population that can spot the BS at first glance.
Back in the day, the Nazis worked long and hard to subvert the will of countries they were planning on invading.
There are many tentacles in any takeover, and getting people to mistrust the current system is one of them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_column