• seaQueue@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    This is what I’ve been telling the accelerationists for a decade. You don’t know what’s going to step in and fill the political vacuum (I mean, we do now and it’s angry white men playing at being gangsters) but I guaran-fucking-tee you it’s not going to be the social democracy or socialist utopia that leftists want. It’s going to be a bunch of thugs looting and burning govt for personal gain.

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      13 hours ago

      But THIS time the people will SEE and then the neoliberals won’t have any support and the proletariat will finally rise up!

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        With Meta, Google, Amazon, and Apple on board the fascist train I don’t think the people will see. The revolution will not be televised because algorithms will filter it from our news feeds.

        That’s why the Fediverse is so important but even if it succeeds and people can communicate freely we need to then worry about AI generated propaganda flooding and poisoning the well. Whether that be text, images, or videos

        I’m not optimistic, but, there’s still a glimmer of hope deep down inside somewhere

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      13 hours ago

      I think you’re right. It could seem worth it in the end, but not for a long while and maybe only in the perception of a future generation.