• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    There is a whole world of political opinions that aren’t American conservatism. You can have a diversity of opinions without indulging fascists.

    • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
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      Well, when it comes to politics in the United States versus the world, it seems to differ a good amount, not just with conservatism.

      You can have a diversity of opinions without indulging fascists.

      Yes, that would be ideal, but we must not forget people do come to the same conclusions without needing to be paid or tricked into thinking or viewing the world a certain way.

      Propaganda does affect everyone; we all have our preferred sources of propaganda, even if we see ourselves as being above its reach.

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        12 hours ago

        This seems like one of the areas where LLM generative AI could actually be a good thing. It would not be difficult to have such a system desensationalize the media we consume. It’d still be propaganda, but it would largely be toothless. Propaganda relies heavily on appeals to our fears and other emotions. Put it through a sieve that filters most of that out and it becomes much less engaging.