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Looking at America spiraling down into racisme, hate, etc... as a non-american is like reading a Lovecraftian tale: starring into the abyss of contempt, chaos, and bigotry… it also makes me sad. (beehaw.org)
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[–] BitOneZero@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

starring into the abyss of contempt, chaos, and bigotry… it also makes me sad.

I started experiencing it in 2014 when Cambridge Analytica was building up their pro-Trump stuff. Reddit and Facebook really changed that year, and it's never gone back.

I really hope that people have a sense of urgency that it took a lot of time to get humanity more towards positive after world war 2, and we could do better, and it really isn't worth hating each other on this planet.

A world-wide funeral for those we lost in the pandemic would be nice, but it just doesn't seem to form. Plenty of people with social power who could spread the idea.