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• unfreeradical@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Considering its function is to protect the establishment, I question the characterization of its being overrated.

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  • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s mostly true, but some people who aren’t generally that pro-establishment themselves still see it as inherently trustworthy and politically left of center even though it’s neither. I blame MSM being an invariably pro-establishment circlejerk.

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    • unfreeradical@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Right. I am only adding that its efficacy would diminish if it represented itself as pro-establishment.

      Those who understand its function as pro-establishment, and those who are not concerned, are the two groups that are least relevant.

      It is third, which you mentioned, who are most relevant, the ones who may be most easily influenced toward an effect that substantial overall

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• falsem@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  And posting their content on another website improves that?

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  • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It deprives them of the traffic and thus ad revenue that reading it directly on their site would give them, yes

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    • unfreeradical@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      May they will file a complaint against us for loss a revenue.

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      • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        They can go right ahead and try 😄

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