Nyoro~n on Nostr: I used to think that the brigading of politically sensitive posts must only be ...

I used to think that the brigading of politically sensitive posts must only be coordinated by paid actors (the colloquial term is 五毛) because how could anyone with a shred of decency actively ruin public discourse. (I.e. HK protests 2019)

.... But the fact is indecent people use the internet too and outrage marketing is lucrative 🫠

When the state gets involved,
they explicitly make their presence known with violence, follower counts don't mean much when they can just wipe people from existence (digitally or physically). Consider Jack Ma