• DjangoFett@lemmy.zip
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    22 hours ago

    Hilariously yes. The fact that primarily Nazis feed it and warp its data and output continuously to suit their needs is what makes it a political tool rather than being innately political.

    I will absolutely die on this hill.

    What possible beneficial use can it have? Teaching rational humans like you and me how to recognize dog whistle bullshit and how to deal with it properly - up to and including RUD and permanent disposal.

    • aesthelete@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      20 hours ago

      Hilariously yes. The fact that primarily Nazis feed it and warp its data and output continuously to suit their needs is what makes it a political tool rather than being innately political.

      IMO, this level of hair-splitting is why online arguments are frustrating and unproductive.

      By your measure, no inanimate object isn’t a tool, and therefore no inanimate object has inherent politics. This is an obtuse and useless point to make and I have no idea why you have wasted so many characters doing so.

      A flag is a tool that ships use to communicate when sailing, so a nazi flag is an apolitical tool.

      See how stupid that sounds? Understand how useless a point of view that is?