this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2026
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omg they made lemmy political
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Before, satire was easy. You could just make a message internally inconsistent and people would eventually realize "this can't be a real person's avowed opinion, because it doesn't make any fucking sense."
And then Death took on subcontractors to expand its market to communication.
Cue the idiots: i.e., influencers.
Ragebaiting is good for engagement and shareholder value. Or are you some kind of communist tankie that is against folk making an honest living???
~~As a communist tankie, nobody should be living, for I am a monster hell-bent only on the destruction of Western civilization.~~ I love American.