this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2023
22 points (100.0% liked)
Technology
37720 readers
581 users here now
A nice place to discuss rumors, happenings, innovations, and challenges in the technology sphere. We also welcome discussions on the intersections of technology and society. If it’s technological news or discussion of technology, it probably belongs here.
Remember the overriding ethos on Beehaw: Be(e) Nice. Each user you encounter here is a person, and should be treated with kindness (even if they’re wrong, or use a Linux distro you don’t like). Personal attacks will not be tolerated.
Subcommunities on Beehaw:
This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
while i have no qualms whatsoever with people distrusting the government--governments are in my mind pretty much all amoral institutions--i would strongly push back against the idea that the "other information" most people would be accessing here is of a better or more reliable quality or something we should feel good about. actually i think a lot of it is quite dangerous, and a source of radicalization in a bad way for people. most conspiracy-heavy websites don't seem to make people more critical of their governments, it just makes them more crankish and willing to accept authoritarianism.
That's true and I'm aware of it. If we had an authoritarian leader who would build houses then I'd be all for it, but more likely we'll get some out-of-touch boomer who brings in a racial agenda and other crap, while not fixing the daily problems that people like me face.