• @cypher_greyhat@lemmy.world
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    7510 months ago

    In parts of England, they burned down 5G towers because of ignorant Facebook posts. Voting for something like Brexit with zero critical thinking is pretty common.

    • @drekly@lemmy.world
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      1210 months ago

      We had a neighbourhood Facebook group during COVID, where we all spoke about the building works in our new estate.

      One lady posted a video, asking if we should all be afraid of the new lamposts because the video claimed they were weapons transmitting evil 5G

      • Obinice
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        810 months ago

        I wish there were a single curated feed of that kinda stuff that I could read through every day, because it’s hilarious.

        • @ickplant@lemmy.world
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          410 months ago

          If you are in the US, sign up for your local Nextdooor. It’s as close as it gets to a curated feed of reactionary morons with too much time on their hands.

          • SokathHisEyesOpen
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            210 months ago

            It’s a shame too, because it would be nice to have a neighborhood chat with normal people. But nooo, all the crazies come out of the woodwork any time there’s an online group.