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minus-square BedSharkPal ( @BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink12•6 months agoThe internet was supposed to make it harder to weaponize ignorance in theory… wow did that not pan out.
minus-square Mongostein ( @Mongostein@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink10•6 months agoThere’s a lot of money to be made by keeping people ignorant
minus-square awwwyissss ( @awwwyissss@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink3•6 months agoIt’s because state actors like the Kremlin and CCP are pumping misinformation into social media.
minus-square pbjamm ( @pbjamm@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoI was so hopeful back in the 90s but that sure didnt last long. The Straight Dope has been at it since before the internet age and their slogan says it all… “Fighting ignorance since 1973 (it’s taking longer than we thought)”
The internet was supposed to make it harder to weaponize ignorance in theory… wow did that not pan out.
There’s a lot of money to be made by keeping people ignorant
It’s because state actors like the Kremlin and CCP are pumping misinformation into social media.
I was so hopeful back in the 90s but that sure didnt last long.
The Straight Dope has been at it since before the internet age and their slogan says it all…
“Fighting ignorance since 1973 (it’s taking longer than we thought)”