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Not such a conspiracy theory now (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] 32 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I come from a super-right wing family too (but from Europe) and they really are in love Elon because it's like "a dog being out of control" in the billionaire group, the one who is brave enough to go against the rules, defying the "cancel culture" and the unidirectional thinking imposed by political correctness.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I just vomited a bit in my mouth

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Obviously I don't approve of any of it, let it be clear... Lemmy for me is a sort of "therapy group" where I find relief from that toxic environment.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, I hate how toxic just politics in general get. Like, it feels like any time anything political gets brought up, everyone leaves their good will and sense of humanity at the door, ya know?

    I do enjoy how much tech-focused content is on Lemmy, but it also feels like there's a higher concentration of toxic leftist type posts.

    That's definitely a thing I miss about the good ol' reddit days: being able to scroll for days without seeing anything political. Or rather - being able to filter out all the political subs and not feeling like you were missing out on the larger conversation on the platform.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Unfortunately, everything is political, and this has always been true, and will never not be, as long as humans exist. If you were able to ignore politics, it just means you were unaware of them, likely because they weren't hurting you or anyone you cared about. The uptick in "toxic" posts in the last decade is because more people are in danger now, and are highly aware of it, and more people are actively dangerous, and are stirring the pot. It didn't get more political, it got more dangerous.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's interesting to hear. I wouldn't have expected Europeans would have thought about ol' Elon that much.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In general I would argue that he has a good reputation, due to good marketing mostly. A great lot of people see him as some sort of "illuminated visionary" who fosters innovation for the Good™ and will save humanity with SpaceX, Tesla, etc. [I don't agree personally to any of it but that's another story].

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