In general I believe all online communities are toxic when it comes to political discussion and just enable cult behavior. I think both Facebook and the fediverse have the ability to sway options, but at different capacities.

Facebook is simple and easy to use, and because of that it’s widely adopted and you make connections through people you (kinda sorta) know irl. This leads to a false sense of security and can poison your bubble of connections.

With vote manipulation, whitewash communities, brigading, bots, and general anonymity, the fediverse is not any better equipped to deal with “alternative facts.” It being more niche and less user friendly weeds out some people, and you are left with a user base that has slightly more education and decision making skills…but no one is completely immune to manipulative tactics. Bots with agendas are not always easy to identify and continue getting more refined. It’s easy to lose track of the push & pull if you are chronically online…which many fediverse users are.

I don’t have any solutions other than attempting to educate on how to spot misinformation and approach ideas critically. Even with doing that it’s far for 100% and that number keeps declining with age.

There is a lot to be gained by politically astroturfing, and that is already widespread in the fediverse

Deep fired AI art sucks and is a decade late to the party

It will make it much more difficult to make a living as an artist, and a less viable pursuit.

Here, take this, it may help. Aesop Rock - Mindful Solutionism

Reminds me of developing with time zone considerations 15-20years ago

In my own world.

It’s one banana, how much could it cost?

A banana still costs $10 for everyone

is born female in Pakistan :??

North Korean: 🤷‍♂️

I suppose not much has changed then

I’m beginning to think Mr octagon was not a real doctor

Dr Octogon once brought this up. Also, is H2O a gas or a liquid?

It’s because of the halo effect that they formed the halo effect