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Re:Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year' by dns_snek on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @03:09PM (#42703109)
> you can see that in the polls that ask people to self-identify politically

I don't trust these because I don't think most people can self-identify in away that accurately describes their beliefs. It usually just boils down to a binary "left vs right".

There are many people who identify as "conservative", express their disdain for "leftists" over some rage-bait culture war topic of the week, but demand better workers' rights, support unionization, single payer healthcare, and other very leftist ideas.

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Re:Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year' by int_19h on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @03:29PM (#42703394)
That's not contradictory, though - such people are cultural conservatives, not economic ones, but cultural conservatism is precisely what people are talking about when they say that it's becoming more popular.
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