• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    I’ve yet to see that level of intelligence from them at all. The more rowdy things get, the more yelling matches people get into, the more empowered they feel.

    They will notice when they get ignored and when the constant feed of bullshit gets throttled.

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      18 hours ago

      I’m of two minds on that… On one hand, yes, this is closing one of the final relief valves

      On the other hand, this is a powerful way to manufacture consent… They get to control what people get to talk and what they hear. They can put their plants to ask questions, and a lot of people will buy that the majority supports Trump and Musk, which was never really true and will only become less true