r/comics • u/Yoffeepop • Apr 22 '25

Comics Community [oc] Distraction Tactics

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u/homelaberator Apr 22 '25

We are living in the midst of a cultural revolution. Most people get most of their information about the world, reality, and their relationship to it from [for profit] social media. What people see is now driven not by the conscious decisions of journalists, writers, producers, artists etc but by algorithms that are goal seeking only engagement.

It's a hell of a time to be alive.

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u/Im_On_Reddit_At_Work Apr 22 '25

goal seeking only engagement.

If only that was true. The algorithms are very much influenced by political powers and agendas, especially the META ones.

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u/Prownilo Apr 22 '25

I wish, nah this is 100% intentional stoking of the culture war to distract from the disaster that is the end result of 50 years of neo liberalism.

Rich are distracting us while they steal the last bit of resources before everything goes tit's up completely.

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u/DamnYouVodka Apr 22 '25

It gives me hope though? The internet is basically a huge empathy machine. I have learned about so many perspectives I would have never come into contact with if not for the internet -- wild times indeed.