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But there are real perks that come along with jumping on the platform as a follower - the dopamine rush of being a smug asshole, moral superiority in a few simple sentences, etc. That seems to be the driver for a lot of folks.
i think you're right on the money. i think that's the payoff, especially if you're bored, sufficiently well off or from a rich family but downwardly mobile, and want the thrill of "doing the work" and condescending to other who don't "do the work"
get enough of them and you've got a "movement" that actually doesn't care if you're ripping them off, in fact you're giving them what they want, and you're getting what you want (the real power)
Been thinking a lot about "they'll give you everything if it doesn't cost them anything." Explains so much.
You get all these great conversational insta-kill lines like "ok so you want all poor people to die of leprosy, got it" to whip out when some schmuck tries to debate you. You can call people ghouls. Now that is power. And the work.
yes indeed, the Work.
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