I would say reddit is sorta like a social club in the front room when you walk in and then in the back room, it’s an intelligence operation. It can look very innocent on the surface: make a forum, chat about things you like! And then you realize how much it is controlled and modulated in a direction that matches the imperialist status quo.
I want to say something like… in a nutshell, western “intelligence” figured out a way to change the form of decentralized, niche internet forums to something they could centralize and control more easily. This and other forms of “social media”. Now that people are starting to see how shit it gets as a result, they’re gradually moving back toward decentralized forums.
Someone believed reddit to be friendly territory for their anti-government actions. Sweet summer child.
I was using it for the sake of Aaron Schwartz.
I would say reddit is sorta like a social club in the front room when you walk in and then in the back room, it’s an intelligence operation. It can look very innocent on the surface: make a forum, chat about things you like! And then you realize how much it is controlled and modulated in a direction that matches the imperialist status quo.
I want to say something like… in a nutshell, western “intelligence” figured out a way to change the form of decentralized, niche internet forums to something they could centralize and control more easily. This and other forms of “social media”. Now that people are starting to see how shit it gets as a result, they’re gradually moving back toward decentralized forums.
many such cases