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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 27-Aug-2022 21:14:32 EDT lnxw48a1
   > disinformation and injustice flourish because many people care deeply about injustice but very few check the facts
   
   That is likely partly true. I think one thing that helps disinformation is a person's pre-existing beliefs. It is easier to convince someone that Bill Gates is injecting his own DNA into people's cells (to take a made up and extreme example) if they already resent being locked down and are already suspicious about injecting mRNA to vaccinate people.
   1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 27-Aug-2022 21:16:34 EDT lnxw48a1

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      Also, people hate injustice, but they have widely varying ideas about what is unjust. I know the right wing think the left wing is just evil and the left wing feels the same about the right wing, but the truth is, they have DIFFERENT VIEWS about what constitutes injustice, and that informs most of their other beliefs.
      1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 28-Aug-2022 08:54:16 EDT GeniusMusing

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         Related: Google Study Finds Psychological 'Inoculation' Can Improve Resistance to Misinformation Slashdot
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