• Llamatron@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Well that’s a depressing read. And a surprise to no one who voted remain.

    Why are so many people so determined to repeatedly shoot ourselves in the collective foot?

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      3 days ago

      It seems that’s the trend lately. Vote for the worst possible, notably Trump but also the EU countries are sinking into this.

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        3 days ago

        Yeah, why are people so ready to believe obvious lies without doing even a basic amount of research into the topic? Curious, isn’t it.

        Someone said to me a long time ago that if someone tells you something that you agree with, you should do your best to disprove this, to yourself. I think that’s a good start, and possibly a way to break out of your own filter bubble.

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          3 days ago

          Right. And apparently whoever has some spare time can influence elections and such. It’s almost like democracy isn’t the most robust system out there :)

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      3 days ago

      Zuckerberg and Thiel played non trivial role. I.e. precisely targeted brainwashing.

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        3 days ago

        And Russian disinformation no doubt as this certainly plays into Putin’s goal of destabilising the West.