geteilt von: https://lemmy.world/post/27633300
As in, not known to you IRL.
Im Originalpost sind einige sehr gute Kommentare, unter anderem dieser.
In almost 30 years of posting online, I don’t know of any instance in which I’ve ever gotten anybody to reflect and shift their views on anything.
I presume it’s happened a time or two, but I have no knowledge of any specific instance.
Broadly, while I necessarily write in response to other posters, my responses aren’t really intended for them - they’re intended for the lurkers.
When it comes to the YouTube comments section I firmly believe 90% of right wing posters are bots.
It’s too disheartening to consider the alternative.
Highly likely. Remarkably many of them get posted at night hours (and since I’m specifically referencing German comments here, this is not a timezone thing).
Online? No. But your posts are read by others, which reinforces their pre-existing beliefs.