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Far-right figures, including Nazi supporters, anti-gay extremists, and white supremacists, are flocking to Threads (www.mediamatters.org)
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[โ€“] ProfessorLupinstein 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do think it gives them a bigger narrative to be a part of. I suspect that's a big draw too. It's just a really shit narrative.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Good point. I think one thing modern world (maybe it was always this way) is kind of lacking providing people with meaning. Sure you are free to search and create your own, which is undoubtfully great. But some people need others people stories to make any sense of that mess we call life.