The Epstein case has a lot of evidence supporting a conspiracy, and I certainly think there is more to it than we know. But in recent days I’ve seen upvoted comments about (a) the NYC shooter not actually targeting the NFL despite all reporting suggesting otherwise, and (b) that Russia intentionally caused the Earthquake.
I think given the self-selective nature of a federated social network we already need to be vigilant about preventing any kind of 4chanification. I’m not calling for censorship of any kind, but I do find it raises some beige flags for me about Lemmy…
I don’t have a plan or agenda. I think it raises interesting issues about the Fediverse - there is a kind of selection effect in who joins the Fediverse, which I think in some ways can be good (e.g. access to political opinions that aren’t taken seriously elsewhere), but I also think as a community we should be wary of its potential downsides. I wasn’t calling for censorship of conspiracy theories. It annoys me that they are proliferating, but I wouldn’t call for their censorship. But if the situation got super bad (and it is far from super bad at the moment!), I’d probably seek somewhere else to discuss stuff online.