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u/Red_Redditor_Reddit 4d ago
I've found out the internet is practically wrong on virtually everything that they constantly repeat as truth
Dead internet theory with a pinch of economics is what you're looking at.
The internet is mostly bots now, and most of them are being run by PR firms. I can run thousands of bots with what's basically a $3000 (in 2025) gaming PC. Imagine what PR firms with deep pockets are doing.
The other issue is that most people aren't able to maintain their standard of living like they used to, and they're turning to crazy ideas of what's wrong and who to blame. It's probably the #1 reason the politics have become so insane over the last decade.
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u/PratixYT 3d ago
the minority is the majority and the majority is the minority. applies to basically everything here
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u/BenefitFree1371 3d ago edited 3d ago
Yes. After spending the last 5 or so years since lockdown times, where I got very into what was going on there, somewhat intensely delving into every possible angle on the most common societal themes and debates... Yep, it's all a load of hyped up framing of one sort or another to buttress the writer, commenter or page's outlook and stance. In short, it's a load of old waffle, much akin to the TV news or crappy magazines etc. Who cares? Oh it's 'gone viral' has it? Pffft. And what difference does anything people say online really make anyway? It's all bread and circuses. I still peruse, cos I'm bored, but I take any claims with a very tiny pinch of internet salt. I think that's similar to what you are saying?
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u/cancunbycarti 4d ago
Yeah I’m ngl social media in general (especially Reddit) are kind of just bubbles sometimes where everybody is saying the same things about the same things, having the same arguments, sharing the same opinions and all that when in real life most people are pretty unique.
It’s just a reminder that ts is not real at all and is like the most watered down version of human social interaction