And I’d imagine that this applies to politics as well. Given the popularity of /c/autism, there seems to be a correlation between autistic people and political beliefs on Lemmy that seem resistant to propagandized beliefs, though it may that other propaganda just hadn’t kicked off here in earnest yet.
I’d love to get your subjective opinions on this with caveat that correlation does not imply causation.
Also hope this isn’t sensitive. Figure this would help me the autistic community
No one really realizes that they consume propaganda. To most people, there are true statements an propaganda. True statements align with their beliefs, whereas propaganda doesn’t. The way we conceptualize propaganda means that we are all ‘resistant’ to it by definition.
I like to think I’m resistant to it, that I recognize nuances in places where other people don’t. But I know that when I think something is good, there’s a very big chance I only have one side of the story and my opinion may be completely different if I had approached it from that other perspective.