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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kind of what political discourse is on social media. Saying things to appease with the network your account is in so you can continue to accepted by them. Most prominent social media "personalities" don't care about the issues, but only want to appear to care about the issues.

I'd much prefer to talk to someone that honestly disagrees with me rather than someone who's disagreement is performative in order to please their friend network. It's possible (though maybe still unlikely) to convince someone who is honest about their views. Someone that's performative will continue to disagree because you aren't the one they're really talking to. It's the "friend" network they're always speaking to regardless of who's comment they're placing theirs under.

Such is social media.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

it's not performative when hexbear disagrees with you, that's just you assuming things again.