• @PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat
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    66 days ago

    Yeah. That’s how talking points work. They pick some type of accusation or claim that serves the purpose they want to accomplish, and they just keep hammering. It doesn’t need to be true. It needs to be emotionally resonant in some way, and it needs to just be repeated with a lot of force and conviction behind it, from a lot of different sources. Eventually, it’ll take hold, because the internet is a wild and mostly fact-free place.

    I think it’s why they got so excited when this original post got removed, and why they are still here making noise about it. They’re going to milk this for as much as they can, to try to paint as much of the picture as they can while the opportunity is available. I realize I sound like some kind of conspiracy theorist but at this point I’m pretty solidly convinced of it.

    • @jordanlund@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      I’m going to give them slightly more credit than you do… I don’t really see it as a conspiracy theory.

      YPTB is made up, largely, of angsty kids who are of the opinion “fuck your rules”. They are anarchists who don’t feel communities should have any moderation AT ALL.

      They aren’t upset at MY moderation, they chafe at ANY moderation.

      It’s generally not personal for them, it’s a reaction to being told by the adult in the room “No, we don’t allow that here.”

      9 times out of 10? I just dismiss their complaints with a subtle jerking off motion, which is all they deserve.

      • _cryptagion [he/him]
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        26 days ago

        Yeah, we’re angsty anarchists for sure. Which is why leftists fight in the streets, while liberals stay in the tweets. You finally said something that wasn’t bullshit!