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  • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]@hexbear.net
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    9 months ago

    Trolls, bots, NPC’s, ai, it’s all the exact same attack - “this isn’t a real person so I don’t have to deal with their argument.” It’s a thought terminating cliche so they don’t have to deal with the cognitive dissonance.

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      9 months ago

      if i’m being completely honest i tell this to myself when i read something reactionary or hateful … it helps to believe that they’re a Koch bot or that they’re being paid by rich assholes. maybe that’s not something i should do?