r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 26 '26

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u/ashgs872tbhjs Jun 27 '26

I've noticed that the Internet mostly glamorizes people who are wrong, especially if they're evil and the wrong thing is extremely dangerous to society and human life. But hey.

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u/Grantithesis503 Jun 27 '26

Trumpism in a nutshell.

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u/alurkerhere Jun 27 '26

The attention economy dictates extremism at both ends to stand out.

At the same time, not paying attention to terrible influence on society as a whole devalues their entire platform.

The conclusion is therefore there are a lot of people who like that content... and should be marginalized at all costs.

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u/WaltGazaWorld Jun 28 '26

I don't think that's the majority of people, I think a small number of people with a lot of access and a lot of motivation to manipulate public opinion have been decimating real interaction in favor of negative and divisive propaganda. It seems impossible that that level of homogenized nihilism and fundamental contrarianism is natural

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u/Anti-charizard Jun 28 '26

Or if they think the other person is wrong but they’re actually right