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Cake day: February 22nd, 2025

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  • The way special interest groups use automated tools to astroturf and convince minority groups to act against their own interests is a serious harm to minorities and the world. This user is a Russian bot designed to help Trump win elections, and therefore to help Israel wipe out Palestine. It’s designed to convince arabs who are actual human beings that helping Trump win elections will make some sort of statement in support of Gaza. We have seen the consequences of this in the last US election. I believe this is an important enough issue that I’m willing to break the rules in order to draw attention to it. I don’t believe calling users bots is revisionism when it’s true, and I think removing this post would be a mistake.


















  • Ads have taught people that every blank space and every moment of quiet should be filled with attention grabbing manipulative bullshit. If it weren’t for ads, people would have an easier time slowing down. They can’t calm down for the same reason an abuse survivor can’t. They think the next hit is coming as soon as they’re not ready for it.