The reality is that these people were/are unhappy in their lives due to stagnation in their finances/jobs, poor healthcare, and they don’t have a tight local community. Then these dumb, angry people are primed to accept someone who says they’ll fix their lives, and knows how to talk right to them. Everything else is just toppings, but that’s really the meat of it.

ahhh that’s what happened to me then. I just randomly got banned one day and I think it was reporting a conservative post for hate or something

Try explaining that term to someone in 1925. I’m proud of how far we’ve come.

Welcome. I joined from reddit in 2025, and happy to see more come over since Reddit has become a corporate, bot-filled, propaganda arm for many different groups

This is beautiful. Also terrifying that this is the world we live in with AI, and it’s only getting better. We already live in a post-truth world, but refined AI will lead to absolute chaos. Everything will be shoved off as AI whether it’s real or not.

Has “having no expertise or relevant track record” on something ever stopped the GOP from trying to push through ideas? Seems pretty on-brand to me

He’s always been playing 4d chess, that stable genius

I think it’s hilarious these random basement dwelling internet people have so much confidence in something they completely have no understanding of. Thanks for the chuckle.

So far, it’s quite refreshing. However I miss some of the smaller niche hobby subreddits, as fediverse hasn’t gained enough momentum yet. There are “channels” (?) that have like 300 people, and a post every other month, which is too small right now.

sucks to suck