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TheDownvotesFarmer t1_izopf1v wrote

Reply to comment by psydkay in An analysis of 4511 vaccine-related tweets show that anti-vaccine messaging tends to focus on the "harmful" nature of vaccines, based on personal values and beliefs rather than hard facts. Anonymity did not affect the type of content posted, but did affect volume of content. by glawgii

Is it not well known by now that flath-earth was just a psyop?

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TommyCollins t1_izp2kbm wrote

I thought it was a joke that got out of hand. Tangentially, r/birdsarentreal will have the same trajectory I am calling it here

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Grouch_OMarx t1_izpc4ms wrote

To what end?

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DivideEtImpala t1_izr8y2n wrote

"What, you think the virus came from a lab? I bet you think the earth is flat, too!"

Mostly for that reason. It makes it easier to dismiss any questioning of official narratives by asserting that the questioner also believes patently obvious nonsense.

You can see an example of this in the opening comment of this thread.

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koebelin t1_izpyvpe wrote

Some ideas catch on all too easily. If they didn’t invent it, it would have happened anyway.

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