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   Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 09:39:11 JST Paul Cantrell

   • Be_Outside

   I agree with this from @Rural_Canadian. The mechanisms are subtle, the subtleties are many — but it ultimately comes down to the obvious conclusion: people with a lot of money are trying to buy control of our sense of reality. And to a disheartening degree, they’re succeeding. https://photog.social/@Rural_Canadian/113233972364526243

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 09:44:48 JST Paul Cantrell

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     A post like this will no double attract replies of the the form “Well •I’m• immune to that because I do [contrarian thing]” and…like, lovely, good for you, guess what, the oligarchs simply don’t give a shit. Your individual habits and mine are an acceptable minor inefficiency for them.

     This is not a thing where individual action can help.

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     Pollenated Dan :Schwerified: (thedansimonson@lingo.lol)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 09:59:46 JST Pollenated Dan :Schwerified:

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     @inthehands sometimes, you just gotta tap the sign for them

     Paul Cantrell repeated this.
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     David Smith (catfish_man@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 10:03:04 JST David Smith

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     @inthehands

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 10:03:04 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • David Smith

     @Catfish_Man
     What is this, and how do I gain this XP?

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     David Smith (catfish_man@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 10:11:13 JST David Smith

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     • Pollenated Dan :Schwerified:

     @thedansimonson @inthehands incidentally, this is why the nrx/eacc/“dark enlightenment” crowd worries me so much. There’s a lot of lonely nerds out there who are convinced that a) they’re exceptionally clever, and b) they’re immune to propaganda, simply because mainstream propaganda mostly isn’t aiming at them. Seen too many friends get lured in :/

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 10:12:37 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Pollenated Dan :Schwerified:

     @Catfish_Man @thedansimonson
     omg yes

     Related: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/113161312788906074

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     David Smith (catfish_man@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 10:13:46 JST David Smith

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     @inthehands Disco Elysium! Somehow a group of depressed Eastern European communists managed to ship a long philosophical ramble as a really good game.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 10:13:46 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • David Smith

     @Catfish_Man
     Man, I really need to play it one of these days.