Subj : Trump or Harris?
To   : Arelor
From : Accession
Date : Mon Aug 12 2024 18:11:36

On Sun, 11 Aug 2024 20:47:56 -0500, you wrote:

 >> Wait, people have to actually agree with you in order for you to
 >> deem this a reputable debate forum?

 A> I think a side effect of the way mainstream Internet services (Facebook
 A> and the like) is handled is that when people wanders off the walled
 A> gardens and enter a place which is not policed, they are shocked because
 A> they notice there are lots of people with opinions that are not allowed
 A> in mainstream walled gardens.

Great point! Oddly enough, even as much as I avoid most social media for that exact reason.. that thought hadn't even crossed my mind!

 A> So many people has been conditioned to think their opinion is the
 A> popular one that when they exit the safe bubled they can't take the heat.

Let's hope this is really the case, and social media's trickery doesn't do us a huge injustice a second time. :/

Regards,
Nick

.... Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.
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