TheObviousSolution

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[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Democracy fails when most people, rather than being informed are stuck in their social network bubble ruts. Democracy fails when nothing is done to fight disinformation in social networks. Democracy fails when the most popular social networks can be bought up by the richest man to be used for electoral interference without any repercussions. Democracy fails when it elects convicted felons. The US is too far gone, and is too powerful and influential for any peaceful transition from those countries that didn't want to be enshittified.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's funny to see the different types of ideological bubbles on display. They really believe this.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Dying with thunderous "patriotism". If there was a nuke that could paint the affected area in an American flag, it would be used.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The problem isn't the values. The values don't matter when they are complete fiction and tailored for bubbles. The problem is that Cambridge Analytica has served as a basis for what to do, not as a basis for what not to do, and societies and democracies are getting treated like cattle with the biggest giveaway being the world richest man outright buying a social network and abusing it as he has and the people who should be most aware and reactive to it acting like if it isn't a core portion of the problem.

This comedy bit mocks what is happening now with all the political mud slinging regarding the loss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPHH5trgC1w

And all the better that the animals in the animal farm fight against each other lest they realize whom they are a victim of.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

You must be making a lot of money with your comment.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Funny how those talking points mirror the ones Russian troll factories would try to push inside their respective bubbles.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Depends on your country/state. Ask him to redo that section of the video to leave your presence out of it to respect your privacy. If it affects you negatively in any way and puts you at risk, that is also something you can sue for.

I personally am a fan of being able to record any situation you might want to hold people liable to, but another thing completely is spreading it irresponsibly through social networks as a hit piece for an idea that you want to disseminate a biased and caricaturized version of an interview to represent, specially when they might not even be representing themselves in any capacity. I don't think they need to take their video down, they just might need to obfuscate your face and voice on request.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Recording and public dissemination of that recording through social networks are quite different concepts.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago

They said yes because most are only looking at a rose colored picture of Trump. A lot of effort has gone into identifying the different ideological bubbles and catering an image of Trump specifically tailored for them, in the way only money can. We will likely never know to what extent given how fast transparency has been disappearing.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Nope! Gotta grab them by the pussy without consent while bullying and shitspeaking anything that you dislike even mildly!

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Such a bullshit comment. There was an interview of an elderly woman who said she had switched to Trump from voting democrat because he had built things like his hotel and casino and what the US needed was a builder. People are getting stuck inside of their social network bubbles and not bothering to look outside, while we are also enabling the manipulation of social networks on a whole other level (Elon Musk, X) instead of fighting disinformation and bringing in the sort of controls that television networks once had to be liable for.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Don't worry, you will forget in four to eight years and expect sane candidate to win over insane candidate again. If you still have a choice, given how much of the US government will be tainted by then.

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