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I think you and I may be talking about different things. I do agree with your point that there's lots of hot garbage on the internet. We might as well be doing Olympic laps in it. My point was more at trends in general. If you see something appear on the internet that has even moderate staying power, it will weave its way into society eventually.

Exactly : troll farms, astroturfing and Sock Puppets are a thing.

Not being skeptic in 2022 of comments or news online is being very naive.

I would say, less "naive", and more "to forget". I remember reading about russian bots like eight years ago, the Facebook scandal, and more on the topic once in a while. But. Maintaining vigilance 24/7 is bloody tiring, as any guard/soldier knows.

I simply forget. Maybe that's how they get you. They wear you down.

I agree with both of you. There are useful contents indicating trends and there is so much shilling and fake news online. We need somebody to sift through it all - like an honest, ethical media ...