Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social

We see this in all stages, from the printing press pamphlet wars of the 1500s, to radical early radio, to the use of the mimeograph/ditto machine by radical groups ranging from civil rights groups & LGBT communities to the KKK.

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Orual @nonbinary.computer [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 00:36 UTC

Yeah, makes total sense. Selection effects are huge, and the people with the most to say who couldn't say it before, are going to take advantage of new-found freedom (for better or for worse).

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meff @meff.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 01:31 UTC

Wow this research sounds really cool and kind of what I have also experienced on splinter net communities. (And loved Terra Ignota!)

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Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 00:42 UTC

I had never noticed that pattern before. Now that you point it out, it's hard NOT to see it. Wow.

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