Lemmy was developed by Marxist-Leninists (.ml is the instance run by the devs), of course this attracts other people who critically support AES and countries opposing NATO/US imperialism.
Not everything is bot networks and narratives, and it would make far more sense to “test the waters” using a neutral instance with open sign ups like lemmy.world. You have users posting anti-China posts almost exclusively and even those I doubt are bots, as a contrast.
I am not saying everyone with dumb opinions is a bot, far from it. The world is drowning in idiots. But concentrations of message-friendly people is for sure one of the places you’d want to test narratives, not every message is intended for every audience. You need to recruit new folks to your cause and maintain your base. Messages that do well with your base are likely to attract cause-curious folks.
Lemmy was developed by Marxist-Leninists (.ml is the instance run by the devs), of course this attracts other people who critically support AES and countries opposing NATO/US imperialism.
Not everything is bot networks and narratives, and it would make far more sense to “test the waters” using a neutral instance with open sign ups like lemmy.world. You have users posting anti-China posts almost exclusively and even those I doubt are bots, as a contrast.
Yes I’m aware.
I am not saying everyone with dumb opinions is a bot, far from it. The world is drowning in idiots. But concentrations of message-friendly people is for sure one of the places you’d want to test narratives, not every message is intended for every audience. You need to recruit new folks to your cause and maintain your base. Messages that do well with your base are likely to attract cause-curious folks.