the principles behind a successful exit from crisis remain relevant. While the specific policies will differ across societies, the overarching goal remains the same: to rebalance the distribution of wealth and power in a way that promotes long-term stability, not short-term elite enrichment.
Yeah but I’m not convinced that those other times had the same level and capability to brainwash and mislead entire populations that we suffer from now.
We’re in a world now where multiple versions of “reality” exist simultaneously depending on your political leanings. At least in the “old” days people all shared a common experience and could band together. We don’t have that anymore :/
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Lemmy is a bubble too, unfortunately. The top posts here are frequently clickbait websites or misinformation.
And it’s easy to look back on the nastiness of the old internet with rose tinted glasses, but… I think folks were aware of the absurdity, yeah. It was like being in a zoo. So I suppose I largely agree
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I guess everyone has their different leanings, but I’m talking more about dailybeast, rawstory, literal tabloids that constantly hit the front page when sensationalist or sometimes flat out wrong headlines. There’s a reason Wikipedia avoids these.
Folks also spread twitter screenshots or memes that are easy to interpret as factual but are, in fact, completely fabricated. This is an example I’m thinking of: https://lemmy.world/post/36736401
And of course mods don’t care as long as it fits political orthodoxy, no matter how much its pointed out. I’ve even had Lemmy users express they ‘don’t care’ about the source quality, just that it matches their ideology. If the above was, say, a more tankie leaning meme, you can bet the mods would have zapped it instantly.
Again, I’m skeptical of this, as it sure seems like tabloids are upvoted en masse as long as the title is juicy.
In other words, no one really seems to care about information hygiene unless its outside their bubble. Thats a recipe for spreading misinformation.
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