It’s pretty noticeable on Lemmy. I’m not entirely sure why there’s so many bad actors on here. On the one hand the small community means their hate dominates many threads, on the other there’s barely anyone here to influence.
There’s definitely also a lot of people who see the bad example created by bad actors and copy their style of discourse. I imagine a bunch of them will show up in this thread.
Get in early to look legitimate, and seed the hate within a niche group before it goes mainstream to ensure less work in the future.
I imagine they target every social media platform, including ones that are just starting, to various degrees. It’s easier to be part of the “in group” when that in group is smaller.
These guys thrive in small communities. Look at a lot of the city subreddits. They’ve been taken over by right wing reactionaries claiming there’s an unprecedented crime wave.
It’s pretty noticeable on Lemmy. I’m not entirely sure why there’s so many bad actors on here. On the one hand the small community means their hate dominates many threads, on the other there’s barely anyone here to influence.
There’s definitely also a lot of people who see the bad example created by bad actors and copy their style of discourse. I imagine a bunch of them will show up in this thread.
Get in early to look legitimate, and seed the hate within a niche group before it goes mainstream to ensure less work in the future.
I imagine they target every social media platform, including ones that are just starting, to various degrees. It’s easier to be part of the “in group” when that in group is smaller.
These guys thrive in small communities. Look at a lot of the city subreddits. They’ve been taken over by right wing reactionaries claiming there’s an unprecedented crime wave.