• simple@lemmy.mywire.xyz
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    2 years ago

    So you’re telling me that my single puny brain is susceptible to influence and manipulation techniques which have been actively used and perfected for centuries?

    Well my good sir, I don’t believe you

    • average650
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      2 years ago

      Well, the problem is that we see so many other people fall for propaganda we recognize as ridiculous.

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        2 years ago

        I see what you’re trying to do here and I won’t fall for your Mongolian propaganda techniques!

        God damn Mongoriens! Always trying to break my shitty wall!

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    2 years ago

    Everything I believe is correct though, so if I see something that agrees with what I already believe, it can’t possibly be propaganda.

    • MMNT@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 years ago

      You just fell for that ‘truth’ propaganda didn’t you? 😜

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      2 years ago

      It’s just what they want you to believe. They don’t want you to be successful.

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    2 years ago

    “Propaganda doesn’t work on me, I vote third party!”

    -Actual quote from a coworker.

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    2 years ago

    You are correct, disembodied head of Garfield the Cat. Please tell me how to think and how I should feel.

  • Asnabel@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    It’s simple really. Propaganda you consume: cringe soyjak Propaganda I consume: based Chad

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    2 years ago

    I didn’t believe this, but then i saw this being posted again and again, and now i’m starting to think it might actually be true

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    2 years ago

    U always reply w this when someone online talks about how ads don’t work on them

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      2 years ago

      They can’t work on you if you don’t see them. My gal Ublock Origin taught me that.

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        2 years ago

        Every logo on every product is an ad. Not to mention everything you come across on a stroll through town. Unless youre living that unabomber lifestyle you’re absolutely exposed to ads.

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      2 years ago

      Oooo, while I do feel that I am very aware of, and hostile to, intrusive advertising online I have actually bought a few things specifically because I had seen them in an ad. It makes me feel a little conflicted but all of those things were extremely niche, so it took extremely targeted ads for things I would have eventually found on my own to actually make the sale.

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    2 years ago

    I believe this is an important message for everyone on lemmy to keep in mind, from lurkers up to the devs and admins,

  • masquenox@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Nope. I worked in the propaganda industry - I know I’m not immune to it. Nobody is.

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    2 years ago

    What if this is propaganda? Checkmate atheists.

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    2 years ago

    I’m inoculated more for certain types for sure - but it’s based on what I’ve been around already. I do think certain types of people - analytical types are slightly better at spotting it & avoiding & the types that just love to learn & to change their minds based on scientific evidence. To me that’s all we can hope for.

    If your idea of truth though comes from a god or spirit then you are just stumbling in the dark.