That’s very optimistic

I sell mackerel and blueberries

Well we can all be thankful trump kept his shirt on

Mayor McCheese at that one you avoid going to

In general I believe all online communities are toxic when it comes to political discussion and just enable cult behavior. I think both Facebook and the fediverse have the ability to sway options, but at different capacities.

Facebook is simple and easy to use, and because of that it’s widely adopted and you make connections through people you (kinda sorta) know irl. This leads to a false sense of security and can poison your bubble of connections.

With vote manipulation, whitewash communities, brigading, bots, and general anonymity, the fediverse is not any better equipped to deal with “alternative facts.” It being more niche and less user friendly weeds out some people, and you are left with a user base that has slightly more education and decision making skills…but no one is completely immune to manipulative tactics. Bots with agendas are not always easy to identify and continue getting more refined. It’s easy to lose track of the push & pull if you are chronically online…which many fediverse users are.

I don’t have any solutions other than attempting to educate on how to spot misinformation and approach ideas critically. Even with doing that it’s far for 100% and that number keeps declining with age.

You don’t.

There is a lot to be gained by politically astroturfing, and that is already widespread in the fediverse

Bugs Suspected in Boris Johnson’s Thunderbox

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Spidey senses are throbbing

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Voting for change doesn’t work with the ratchet effect. Demand change

iT,s ok bEcAUse it’S tHe oNLy sAfE pOrT iN the aReA!!

but it’s either the Democratic Party or make things far worse

Maybe if we keep on apologizing for the genocide and maybe it will get better? IDK.

Not enough genocide yet apparently. Fuck this

Well now I’m eating chicken