I deleted the post because I misread the context. You're right, the post didn't sound like an ad. But so many do. My jumping to conclusions mat has been moved to the garage.
I have faith in humanity. Perhaps misplaced but still there. Making people feel helpless is 90% of their game, with the other 10% making them angry. We just have to hope there's enough white hats and brains left to counteract the propaganda machines.
Do you think it scales with population growth and current communication methods? Genuine question.
We have 8 billion interconnected humans on the planet now. Not just a few farmers and peasants. I feel these are different times.
History is repeating, yes. But I think it's a mistake for those few lords to assume everything will roll back a century or two. The people (those who dont want to be ignorant) are informed and well armed these days.
My grandfather always said, "Believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear". I thought it was stupid when I was younger but holy jebus does it ring true these days.
Nailed it. Reddit didn't really explode until digg went to shit, if I remember correctly. Then the tumblr porn ban caused another mass migration.
Stuff takes time and Lemmy in its current state isn't user friendly. It's too confusing for many and suffers from a lot of what OP is saying. I'm struggling to get people to switch. I'm sure it will get better.
Once reddit fully collapses in on itself, which is inevitable, there will be another mass migration to somewhere. Lemmy may stabilize and figure itself out by then.
I meant elderberries to be an example for OPs post, to show nearly the entire script of holy Grail is easily recognizable, even using single word quotes.
But unplug them first!