- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmit.online
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmit.online
Very, Very Few People Are Falling Down the YouTube Rabbit Hole | The site’s crackdown on radicalization seems to have worked. But the world will never know what was happening before that::The site’s crackdown on radicalization seems to have worked. But the world will never know what was happening before that.
Loneliness, lack of purpose, which then gets fulfilled by a relatively small community driven by defending and idea, ideology and/or an individual.
Yup, it’s the same old song of fascists and cultists.
“Are you lonely, sad, angry, or just generally dissatisfied with your life? Have you tried blaming your problems on a minority with less power in society than yourself? Act now, and I’ll throw in a second minority, free!*”
*Just pay shipping and handling.
Interestingly, those are also very common among people showing signs of conspiratorial thinking.