It's important to call out the massive influx of Kremlin and CCP propaganda on social media, and it's all over the place on Lemmy.
this post was submitted on 24 Apr 2024
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I mean, don't most people comment on politics or news which is mostly politics?
This is also not an unpopular opinion. It's not even an opinion, it's soapboxing.
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When I go to check their profile it is very common that the individual frequently comments in politics related communities.
Do you check profiles on everyone that posts non-inflammatory comments too?
He's now going through your profile.
Yep, pretty sure they'll find all the 'red flags' they're looking for.
I went through their profile so you don’t have to and there was some weird sex shit about horse boners. No need to verify, just trust me bro.
I always take a stranger's word when it comes to weird sex shit and horse boners.
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You're basically asking "do you check for red flags on everybody who is not raising red flags?"
In comment threads, I usually only check post history for people I am considering blocking. It makes sense to check post history if people are instigating. If that person is just starting shit everywhere then there's no reason to listen to them, but if they have a history of reasoned discussion then maybe what they say is worth considering. (I realize how ironic this is coming from somebody who has almost no comment history on a new account)
That's fine if you're just trying to avoid whatever you consider 'red flags'.
But your post is drawing a correlation with other post activity and if you want to do that accurately you need a broader sample set.
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