• Bongles@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    It’s a stretch, but i wonder if things like the onion, with us laughing at the insane stories has had any impact on the general reaction to what’s happening now. Like people don’t really care.

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      2 days ago

      It’s not a stretch.

      Q-Anon evolved from joking/trolling/shitposting/whatever_its_called on 4chan, some disinformation narratives share common roots with early internet satire.

      I realise that’s not exactly what you meant, but I’m sure you see the common thread.