Post #2695575

2026-05-19 17:45 UTC

@xianc78@gameliberty.club >They probably can't even go back to chasing their original dreams either because the cat's out of the bag and everything has been archived. I'd argue it's more, they've been changed mentally to not ever do anything that isn't political. Some of them can't hide their powerlevel enough to make something someone will care about, and will literally complain about political games before posting swatiskas on Twitter. Or worse, they'll just talk about their past life of going to some infamous rally and some internet feuds like it's some trauma dump. Or they overcorrect like a drunk driver and go to another extreme of the political spectrum. But also, I think the big problem too is once you know how people act in this era, the "magic" of meeting cool people online is ruined hard. How do you know that this person isn't crying about you on Bluesky?

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@xianc78@gameliberty.club 2026-05-19 18:28

@PurpCat@clubcyberia.co >Or worse, they'll just talk about their past life of going to some infamous rally and some internet feuds like it's some trauma dump. Or they overcorrect like a drunk driver and go to another extreme of the political spectrum. I feel like that now with the mainstream openly admitting that the culture war was largely a psyop, that it is possible to just admit that you were psyopped and that you are (mostly) done with politics. (I'd say "mostly" because I agree that it's not really possible to be 100% apolitical and that it is perfectly acceptable to talk about certain issues like Internet bills and whatnot.) Granted, some people would probably still consider you a traitor and people on the other side might hate you, but it's better than just swinging to the other side. You might even find a new niche audience that way as there are a growing number of people who are disillusioned with politics, especially the culture war.

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