I’m using instagram to browse the discover feed mindlessly sometimes. I know, it’s stupid, but I’m bored.

At some point a short video about conspiracy showed up, so I hang in there and watched it.

After mindlessly scrolling through the feed, more and more conspiracy stuff started showing up.

Also, a few days before, the coridor crew on YT uploaded a vlog how they made a fake video go viral.

And then there’s the fuzz about the whistleblower, etc… resulting in many other YT videos referencing aliens, etc.

FWIW, I’m not actively searching for conspiracy topics, etc… it’s just that I’ve noticed a trend rising up, and I can’t be the only one, can I ?!

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  • realcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.lt
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    11 months ago

    People love conspiracy theories though, both on the fringes of the political spectrum as well as the mainstream. If may be that what you’re seeing is a rise in conspiracy theories that you’re not familiar with or agree with, or that you’re stepping outside of your comfort zone on the internet.