• @shneancy@lemmy.world
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      367 months ago

      it might be the pessimist in me, or it might be the reality we’re living in

      but if sheer access to Wikipedia cured you out of being a cultist- i don’t think there’d be that many trump supporters

      • @PunnyName@lemmy.world
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        77 months ago

        There’s a difference between a cultist living thru the growth of the Internet and social media. It’s another when you have people completely cut off from the vast majority of the world and information for the last few decades.

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          27 months ago

          arguably that could even be more difficult. I’m pretty sure in South Korea they have to keep North Korean escapees separated from everyone else for a few months as they introduce them to technology, re-reeducate them, and teach them how to live in a regular society.

          The culture shock and sudden information overflow can easily cause someone to shut off and refuse to take anything new in