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I agree with this from @Rural_Canadian. The mechanisms are subtle, the subtleties are many — but it ultimately comes down to the obvious conclusion: people with a lot of money are trying to buy control of our sense of reality. And to a disheartening degree, they’re succeeding. photog.social/@Rural_Canadian/

Social 📸 PhotographyBe_Outside (@Rural_Canadian@photog.social)Democracies are relying on "social networks" and media owned almost entirely by oligarchs. That is definitely hurting democracies worldwide.

A post like this will no double attract replies of the the form “Well •I’m• immune to that because I do [contrarian thing]” and…like, lovely, good for you, guess what, the oligarchs simply don’t give a shit. Your individual habits and mine are an acceptable minor inefficiency for them.

This is not a thing where individual action can help.

@inthehands sometimes, you just gotta tap the sign for them

David Smith

@thedansimonson @inthehands incidentally, this is why the nrx/eacc/“dark enlightenment” crowd worries me so much. There’s a lot of lonely nerds out there who are convinced that a) they’re exceptionally clever, and b) they’re immune to propaganda, simply because mainstream propaganda mostly isn’t aiming at them. Seen too many friends get lured in :/