Got any examples?
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I second the question. Please give some examples
Mastodon has influencers?
The only ones I've seen are kind of not that psyched to be on Mastodon always, like Technology Connections.
I think it's a bit unrealistic to expect randos online to 100% accurate and correct about what they are saying, regardless of their political leanings.
I think you’re dramatically overestimating how much people want to discuss politics with a stranger who slides into their mentions pointing out logical fallacies.
Same coat, different color.
It’s the exact same mental illness that makes people espouse far right views. It is, currently, still more common on the right.
It’s a way to get attention. It’s a way to feel empowered. Arguing with them is feeding their coping mechanism. Either don’t engage or state your position in a positive way that doesn’t attack theirs.
It's the internet. Lots of people write silly stuff and blast their uninformed opinion around. That also happens on the Fediverse. They do it for various reasons. And it's easier to do it pseudonomysly than in real life. Also you'd expect some left-wing people to pop up on Mastodon, since they've left Twitter and Mastodon is the number one alternative.
I don't use Mastodon, and my only real use of Twitter was searching for keywords during major disasters, but truth is a constraint on what you say, and I'd imagine that some people think that it gets in the way of whatever their other goals are.
They chased the people with any common sense away.
Doesn't surprise me.
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