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Social media the most powerful propaganda tool of all times. In the 1960s you would say the same thing about TV, and you’d be right. Before that it was the cinema [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_of_the_Will]. It’s not because the mediums as such are inherently evil, but they carry an inherent power that can be used for evil. There is, however, another element to it, and one that is completely new for social media. That’s the illusion that we can actually contribute in a meaningful way by participating. Nobody believes they are fighting fascism by watching TV all day. Yet, on social media, we waste our time shouting at clouds rather than going out in the real world to actually achieve something. We collectively tread in water as democracy dies, all the while feeling like we are “doing our part”. I participate in the Fediverse because I have hope that we are building something different; something that can derail the large platforms that are used for evil, and where the organization of actual opposition can be possible. I think it might be. But I am also afraid I am just wasting my time.