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[–]astronautrob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yes in theory that could be a good thing but we live in reality.

[–]jamesK_3rd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

When Facebook and others increasingly tighten their grip, people will check out. And the further down the rabbit hole we go with individuals reporting on the activities of others, those non-conformers who refuse to comply will increasingly look to alternative means of communication and information distribution. Saidit remains a testament to the fact that some will choose not remain with the groupthink.

Make no mistake, even when this iteration of covid ends, the control by the state is only really just getting started. The opening salvo has been made but there are still some resistance pockets left. Not as many as most of us would've hoped, but more than what they thought existed.

The state has found out a vast majority of the people are compliant. They've found that you can turn hospitals into prisons, doctors into informants, and social media into an anonymous state sponsored tip line for telling on rule breakers. They've found that most people want govt to give them security, to the point that they'll let drones hover above their city, exercise in masks and gloves outdoors, and give up basic freedoms and nark on their neighbors and family to get it.

I think it is reality that will drive it to fruition.

[–]astronautrob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Maybe so but it won't matter if all the information is coming from the same place. What to pay attention to is still controlled it doesn't matter what platform you're on. That's evident on saidit and many other "alternative" sites.