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[–] Angry_Autist 9 points 3 months ago

the thought is "not what you want, what THEY want you to want".

If your favorite brands and IPs aren't as profitable as Mypillow and Regressive Fake University ads (well not mypillow anymore thankfully)

That's the key difference and why nearly every idle auto-play leads to the alt-right within a few hundred views.