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Perhaps I it was not that I could not sense that it was "popular" to like certain things or that the herd was going in that direction. But rather that my autism would not allow me to just say something that I knew was not true.

I realize now that I indeed was able to be an independent thinker well before there was ever an NPC meme. I would frequently see myself not just going along and saying I liked the latest popular music or other trends. I would not necessarily be outspoken, but if asked I would certainly not be afraid to say I did not like [insert current popular thing]. This was not me just being a contrarian, but rather that my autism kept me from sensing the same social pressures.

@Tfmonkey Also, I had to look up the year over year data, because the article states that it was still "more than last year."

https://www.indexmundi.com/agriculture/?country=us&commodity=wheat&graph=production

This does not look like it will be breaking any records this year.

You are such a conspiracy theorist @Tfmonkey because you doubt the reports that we are having a bumper crop this fall. Why would anyone trust a talking monkey online over the word of the experts who know better?

https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/as-war-disrupts-supply-chains-us-wheat-crop-is-smaller-than-expected

Oh. Oh wait. It looks like we are not having a bumper crop this year. Oh. It is smaller than expected. NO ONE COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING!

If Germans start having to ration power and heating, we should all agree these faggots should be the first on the list to have no electricity and heat in their homes. Don't worry, their chuckles and smugness will keep them nice and warm.

https://www.marketwatch.com/picks/im-paycheck-to-paycheck-i-make-350k-a-year-but-have-88k-in-student-loans-170k-in-car-loans-and-a-mortgage-i-pay-4-500-a-month-on-do-i-need-professional-help-01664544530

Perfect example of how "living paycheck to paycheck" can be the result of idiotic decisions. I am sure that they "needed" to have a new car. In this case 2 of them that were electric. While I am sure they thought that their purchase of a vehicle that requires strip mining for rare earth metals was "good for the environment," I bet they also thought they would save money by not having to buy gas.

I do not have sympathy for those who make such poor decisions.

Reddit sucks and will continue to suck. Believe nothing that has 10K or more upvotes to be organic. It is absolutely astroturfed and manipulated to the core.

I saw r/politics go from pro-Bernie and anti-Hillary to full on Hilldawg lovers the moment she got the nomination. I recall that ShareBlue literally bought out that sub, so it should be no surprise that we saw the ultimate results.

In short, Reddit sucks ass and is full of fraudulence and homosexuality.

I bring up John Thompson because he checks all the boxes for the shills to circle the wagons. He is a black Democrat, which is one of the sacred cows in more than one way for their side. Keep in mind that George Floyd was in the same area and had glowing praise in spite of the fact that he was also no one worthy of praise. What a difference it makes to have shills working behind the scenes to keep the narrative in check!

Covering for him does not need to be denial or "fact checking," but also in the form of memory-holing and silencing any discussion. I would not be surprised if that did happen with him already on the more mainline subreddits. But even so, he is certainly not a politician who is on the national radar at this time. Probably won't ever be either, because he is so bad that his own party disowned him.

What I have concluded is that the full scale shilling only takes place on the most prominent parts of the website. The politics, science, and other normie subreddits that have millions (or allegedly millions) of subscribers get the full court press of shilling and mod abuse. So a politician like John Thompson will be absolutely berated when there is organic discussion taking place, but if he ever had national prominence, there would be all the stops pulled to cover for him.

They actually called him out for being a piece of shit. And this was not some bastion of right wing politics, it was a local subreddit for a city in Minnesota. Almost all of them have left wingers, no matter the state or region.

This got me thinking. Yes, I am well aware of the shilling and fakery on the site, but it was quite a stark difference to see these opinions be on display, as anything that goes against the Democrat party gets snuffed out with downvotes and mod fuckery.

While Reddit is a whole lot of fake and gay, I found an interesting example of what happens when shilling is not in full force. For the background, I heard of a real piece of shit politician named John Thompson. I mean real piece of shit, this state representative tried to play the race card when he was stopped for not having a front license plate. Turns out he did not have an Minnesota license either, but a Wisconsin one.

Anyways, I go to the less mainstream subreddits, and I was surprised.

In short, demographics is far more important than these people would have you think. In fact, I am quite willing to bet that most of them are more leftist and therefore would adamantly deny that this could be a factor at all. Because that would go against their ideology of their urban planning vision being the panacea to many issues.

Due to that ignorance, I have a hard time taking them seriously even when they make good arguments about city planning. You have to account for all factors.