I like to frequent any place I can get a signal, whether that be a good (truthful) signal or a false signal. But that being said, I do it hoping for the truth and keeping an eye out for the false.
Reddit is a beast to itself. You can see the brigades in full force ... So how do I show people that without them doing what they always do, which is justify the mob...
Right now, the busiest conspiracy posts are specifically being upvoted and used to promote a very weak signal In a very strong way to make it easy to crush.....thus ignoring all the large signals which get derailed and downvoted to oblivion.
We need to start crafting a language that is not too controversial but succinctly describes these phenomena we are being attacked with.
By giving it a name we can call it out and better educate others to their tactics. Without names we are forced to whataboutism and example flame wars....all of which either get called Gish gallop or picked apart with the first error they can find....
We need to be robust in our methods. But respect their tactics are effective but shadowed
Hello fellow human. Well observed. I don't have a solution for what you're describing but the way you've described it resonates with me.
I do think arguing with people on those digital spaces is completely fruitless. You will meet an impenetrable wall of primed shill accounts or, even worse, you will find a brainwashed human. If there is a way to take back the digital space, I don't know what that looks like yet. I even have strong reservations about this platform - who owns it, for example?
Finding like minded humans IRL is the best realisation of truth I can find. Many humans are compromised, but the human outdoor space is not.
This doesn't solve our problem directly but it affords us an anchor point to work from. Nature is often brutal and painful, or it can be refreshing and vibrant. It's never deceitful or corrupt though.
Glad to have you on side.
Yes, I too wonder about these wins. Are they another honey pot of future plans.
At the same time, I sometimes wonder if they are being used to seed other forums. Like you can find cross posters