Re:Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems
by Spooky23 on Friday December 18, 2020 @02:00AM
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I’d argue that forums catering to engineers and tech people tend to skew towards a libertarian or sometimes nihilist philosophy.
The stuff that attracts folks to Trumpism, UFOs or other weird things of the ilk that make little sense appeals to that philosophy. We like mysteries and inside knowledge. We don’t always have the answers, but we know the problems that nobody else understands.
It’s an easy thing for propagandists to exploit. UFOs have been used to conceal weapons programs in plain sight. (In my home area, tomahawk missile testing in the 80s was often linked to that). Now anyone with a little money can mobilize an army of bots and idiots to push any message.
The stuff that attracts folks to Trumpism, UFOs or other weird things of the ilk that make little sense appeals to that philosophy. We like mysteries and inside knowledge. We don’t always have the answers, but we know the problems that nobody else understands.
It’s an easy thing for propagandists to exploit. UFOs have been used to conceal weapons programs in plain sight. (In my home area, tomahawk missile testing in the 80s was often linked to that). Now anyone with a little money can mobilize an army of bots and idiots to push any message.