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cayugafalls

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4. One of the downsides to the internet and instant access is the affirmation and social

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Fri Aug 13, 2021, 06:26 AM

Aug 2021

acceptance one can find with any crazy conspiracy theory.

Without the instant access to others that reaffirm your own crazy, it might take a whole lot longer to manifest and perhaps never manifest.

The simple fact that you can spend hours online getting affirmation on your thoughts, imo, speeds up the process of extremist behavior.

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Thanks for this, and for posting the link. ariadne0614 Aug 2021 #17

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This. yardwork Aug 2021 #8

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