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[–] 12 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I think their brains have just been thoroughly microwaved by social media feedback loops. I remarked elsewhere that I'm not sure these people are or can be earnest about this (cf. the fact that the billionaires they're celebrating are laser-focused on the tech they claim might doom the world); they're simply too conditioned towards creating outrage content for Twitter. To me, this is more akin to LARPing "Leave Britney alone!" than it is serious political activism.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    To me, this is more akin to LARPing β€œLeave Britney alone!” than it is serious political activism.

    I will be 0% surprised to learn that aella et co got paid 5+ figures for this shit

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  • I mean I'd like to think that if someone was going to pull the paid protestor bit that they wouldn't fail quite so embarrassingly, but then I think about our current crop of people in power and how fucking cooked they are and they can absolutely see them thinking "what does a mass protest cost, like $500?"

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    To me, this is more akin to LARPing "Leave Britney alone!" than it is serious political activism.

    I wouldn't be too sure about that. Don't forget that monarchists are still a thing

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