Interesting take on the highs and lows. I get so frustrated looking up information without bias. Like there were midterms and I had to go to like the 6th page of search engine to get to just straight facts. Not "republicans lost, democrats swept, here's why it's a big deal" bullshit. I just want the facts let me make the conclusions myself.
I agree. But on the other hand, it also means mass-manipulation should, in theory, become more complicated.
Just the opposite in practice, ofc, thanks to AIs and algos that slice and dice demographics and do A/B testing on meme penetration
I blame religion. Specifically, faith
The definition of faith is "belief without evidence"
People who elevate this as a virtue, will be unable to have a shared reality. It will always be centered on whatever narrative is popular with your in-group.
Faith is not a virtue. It is the destroyer of civilization.
A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.