▲ 604 ▼ GSA says 337K Taylor Swift referrals have come to vote.gov (thehill.com) submitted 2 years ago by usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to c/politics@lemmy.world 72 comments fedilink hide all child comments This is just from taylor swift's specific link and does not include any other traffic to vote.gov
[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Think that's because this time it's a “vote to defend me” kind of situation? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nope. At no point did she ask her fans to "vote to defend me." She expressed her political opinions, and extolled them to express their own several times, then dropped a link about registering to vote. She basically said "I believe this and will be voting for Harris. You should think about what you believe, and then vote for that. Here is how you register to vote." Pretty chill and reasonable, honestly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh sorry I meant this: I imagined your average Swiftie saying: How dare he [and after that AI nude scandal too?!]. I’mma defend our girl. She definitely didn’t ask anyone, but if your favorite person says someone wronged you and says what they’re going to do, that’s a very attractive bandwagon. Her post was flawless. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I think her fans are probally not happy about that, but it was pretty small part of the overall post. I read that as more her responding to the misinformation about her than a direct "they wronged me, get them!" She certainly isn't happy about AI fakes though, and not just from the Trump campaign. Musk also allowed Twitter to host a viral wave of fake porn of her a bit ago before it got a lot of outrage in the media, so this may also be a clap back about how irresponsible the GOP side of aisle is being with AI. I'd expect her fans to have a stronger inclination to overall agree with supporting reproductive rights and the various other points she championed over a sense of retribution, but it may play a part. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nope. At no point did she ask her fans to "vote to defend me." She expressed her political opinions, and extolled them to express their own several times, then dropped a link about registering to vote. She basically said "I believe this and will be voting for Harris. You should think about what you believe, and then vote for that. Here is how you register to vote." Pretty chill and reasonable, honestly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh sorry I meant this: I imagined your average Swiftie saying: How dare he [and after that AI nude scandal too?!]. I’mma defend our girl. She definitely didn’t ask anyone, but if your favorite person says someone wronged you and says what they’re going to do, that’s a very attractive bandwagon. Her post was flawless. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I think her fans are probally not happy about that, but it was pretty small part of the overall post. I read that as more her responding to the misinformation about her than a direct "they wronged me, get them!" She certainly isn't happy about AI fakes though, and not just from the Trump campaign. Musk also allowed Twitter to host a viral wave of fake porn of her a bit ago before it got a lot of outrage in the media, so this may also be a clap back about how irresponsible the GOP side of aisle is being with AI. I'd expect her fans to have a stronger inclination to overall agree with supporting reproductive rights and the various other points she championed over a sense of retribution, but it may play a part. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh sorry I meant this: I imagined your average Swiftie saying: How dare he [and after that AI nude scandal too?!]. I’mma defend our girl. She definitely didn’t ask anyone, but if your favorite person says someone wronged you and says what they’re going to do, that’s a very attractive bandwagon. Her post was flawless. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I think her fans are probally not happy about that, but it was pretty small part of the overall post. I read that as more her responding to the misinformation about her than a direct "they wronged me, get them!" She certainly isn't happy about AI fakes though, and not just from the Trump campaign. Musk also allowed Twitter to host a viral wave of fake porn of her a bit ago before it got a lot of outrage in the media, so this may also be a clap back about how irresponsible the GOP side of aisle is being with AI. I'd expect her fans to have a stronger inclination to overall agree with supporting reproductive rights and the various other points she championed over a sense of retribution, but it may play a part. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I think her fans are probally not happy about that, but it was pretty small part of the overall post. I read that as more her responding to the misinformation about her than a direct "they wronged me, get them!" She certainly isn't happy about AI fakes though, and not just from the Trump campaign. Musk also allowed Twitter to host a viral wave of fake porn of her a bit ago before it got a lot of outrage in the media, so this may also be a clap back about how irresponsible the GOP side of aisle is being with AI. I'd expect her fans to have a stronger inclination to overall agree with supporting reproductive rights and the various other points she championed over a sense of retribution, but it may play a part. permalink fedilink source parent