> Specifically, we need echo chambers to be replaced by cacophony chambers.
That's the objective of modern Russian propaganda. The goal is not to be believed. It is to create confusion and reap inaction.
That's the objective of modern Russian propaganda. The goal is not to be believed. It is to create confusion and reap inaction.
That leaves "mutual assured dialogue destruction" as the only option, IMO.
Generating division is sufficient. There were Russian attempts to hack both campaigns in the last US election.[1]
[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-sancti...
These factions are more likely to be beholden to their "troll benefactors" afterwards. But even if they turn out to be ungrateful, the extremism itself is worth pursuing. As you said, confusion and division are useful in their own right.
Add other rogue countries to the mix, and you end up with a nasty filter. We should turn it into white noise, or at least drop its SNR.
Not really. You can go and see the ads Russia placed on Facebook in the 2016 election. They had pro-life and pro-choice ads. They had pro-LGBTQ and anti-LGBTQ ads. They had pro-guns and anti-guns ads.