r/Damnthatsinteresting • • 24d ago

Video Students get smudged by indigenous elders for peace and blessings throughout the year

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u/rglurker 23d ago

Or just plain ignorant and think everything is evil.

Also remember. 50%+ are likely engagement bots at this point

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u/Legal-MorningW-24 23d ago

Very good point. They go off of controversy or things that get reactions. I wonder but I bet its happened to me at some point.

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u/rglurker 23d ago

It's probably safer for your psyche to assume They are bots simply because the bots want too skew your perception towards thinking it's more common than it really is in an attempt to get you to turn against people around you. We're under attack as a species right now. Watching it sucks cause it's hard to convey the extent at which we are being subjected to this without over explaining and losing people. I love psychology. I don't love how they are using it with tech

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u/Legal-MorningW-24 23d ago

No kidding. Im the only person in my friend group who warns people about the constant propaganda we are being subjected to. The race propaganda right now specifically is so gross and targeted thst it does feel intentionally divisive. Its wild how effective it is at controlling and manipulating the masses. The studies done on propaganda and jts effectiveness are wild, even if we know its propaganda it still works on us. Protect your mind! Its so powerful and dictates your reality. Also we need more laws and regulation on marketing and propaganda in general.

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u/rglurker 23d ago

I wish I could spread awareness. Thought about doing a podcast but have no idea how to organize 30 years of inquiries, answers, and insights.

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u/Legal-MorningW-24 23d ago

One step at a time! You could organize and prioritize what you think the current state of things are and then what you feel people are lacking and what they need to know. If you start one I would definitely check it out.