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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 04-Oct-2024 22:54:50 JST Ars Technica

   Why trolls, extremists, and others spread conspiracy theories they don’t believe

   Some just want to promote conflict, cause chaos, or even just get attention.

   https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/why-trolls-extremists-and-others-spread-conspiracy-theories-they-dont-believe/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 (lazarou@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 04-Oct-2024 23:41:35 JST Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

     in reply to

     @arstechnica "Sad, lonely men"
     But then this is why they are sad and lonely, nobody wants that toxicity in their lives.

   • Basil (zestybasilpizza@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Oct-2024 06:35:40 JST Basil

     in reply to

     @arstechnica

     Look some people obviously do it for attention. Because it's fun.

     But frankly most of the controversial content comes from just a few people , and they make a LOT of money doing so. They're simply exploiting the fact that negativity and controversy spreads on the Internet better than anything else.