• anguo@lemmy.ca
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    4 hours ago

    “Unfettered” is a big word for the Russian internet.

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    “You now have access to the collective knowledge of the entire world.”

    “Nah, let me see the boobies!”

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      A surprising amount of technological development is for pornography. Video-casettes won out because pornography used them over laserdisc or betamax.

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        it might be the pessimist in me, or it might be the reality we’re living in

        but if sheer access to Wikipedia cured you out of being a cultist- i don’t think there’d be that many trump supporters

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          There’s a difference between a cultist living thru the growth of the Internet and social media. It’s another when you have people completely cut off from the vast majority of the world and information for the last few decades.

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    You know, we really should have a world wide Fap For Peace day. Like those “Pray for [insert thing]” days you sometimes hear about people doing.

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    We haven’t ruled out the possibility of Dear Leader porn. Also have the state-approved stuff like Debbie Does DPRK, Backdoor Kim Sluts, Taepo-dong and Juche Bottom Babes.

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    Genuinely curious, what are they using to access the Internet? I’m struggling to believe they brought smartphones with them that are universally compatible with the cell networks? Do they have PCs in the barracks and the dudes are just huddled around having the time of their lives?

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      WiFi is a standard protocol. Russians are also clever with electronics. Gaining favor with the new guys is as easy as giving them an old phone. WiFi still works.

      I don’t think most people fighting for Russia are super indoctrinated on the Russian side; opportunistic, morally corrupt, maybe, but not super jaded. Even if you’re fighting in dubious circumstances, the level of NK dystopian cult insanity is next level crazy. I can’t picture anyone that is around those guys being totally passive about the extent of bowdlerization and disinformation present in NK. Like you’ve got a bigger humanitarian obligation to show those kids that they are living in The Hunger Games IRL.

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      One computer, many guys was how the world of porn was for a while. Printed shit off for “personal care” later.