• aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    When this sub first started picking up steam, I thought it was kind of funny to laugh at the nutty conspiracy theorists, but now I’m starting to think I’m laughing at people who are legitimately mentally ill.

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        6 months ago

        I’d say it’s a bit of a weird mix, really… sure, you’ll find plain abusers, but a lot of these people really have other underlying issues too

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      6 months ago

      mentally ill

      and super poor and the Americans have extremely limited access to mental health care and overwhelmingly robust access to social media. I imagine a couple generations from now, we on this sub will seem as empathetic as people who would bring their kids to public executions