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I know most people that were on reddit at the time are fully aware of this and won’t be surprised but don’t dismiss the findings out of hand. It’s important that studies are being conducted and the fact that the finding match our lived experience is still noteworthy.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Yes, it is incredibly obvious that the turmp fanclub subreddit would radicalize people to become white nationalists.

    They’re polarizing and definitely hateful.

    But as the volume got cranked higher and higher, I think it encouraged more silent disgust than popular approval.

    You just couldn’t see it under all the pro-Trump spam.

    And then someone whose entire vocabulary is “lolzors go woke go broke pepe pepe” gets rightfully made fun of elsewhere and now they are a victim and all those “for the lolz” become their identity.

    The online Shoot And Cry strategy. Always be the victim.