The distrust on our feed is palpable, yes?
Negotiating separately and in secret, tailoring communications, amplifying differences, identifying fractions, exploiting information asymmetry, and discrediting leaders is all chapter one stuff in any divide and rule playbook. And in the last six months, every one of those tactics have been enacted or cultivated by you know who.
To make matters worse, many Fediverse leaders have given users every reason to be suspicious and distrusting 1 🧵