@CapitalB that might actually be the moment, yeah!

@bonifartius ohne Gamergate kein Trump. Without Trump Sars-II in 2017, cold Winter in 2019/2020 etc.
Just my unfounded opinion.

@CapitalB @bonifartius >thinking internet memes got trump elected.
touch grass

@geopol my point is, things were labeled "conspiracy theory" and just ridiculed. that was going on for decades by then. the spin that the "conspiracy theorists" are _dangerous_ appeared somewhere in the 2010s but i can't pinpoint it to an event. the guess of @CapitalB does feel kinda right though. i have to research that a bit.

@bonifartius @geopol

GG might be a coincidence or a catalyst.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patreon#Bans_of_specific_users

Relevant, but much later:
https://reclaimthenet.org/dick-masterson-new-project-2-mastercard/

@cowanon i'm pretty sure i heard the misinformation label earlier than 2020, but as i said: things are getting vague in my mind ;)

@igelsQTs nope, what have i missed?

@bonifartius this stuff isnt anything new. History is written by the victors. Always has been.

@igelsQTs sure. the thing i'm interested in is the moment when it stopped being "haha look at that tinfoil hat" and started being "that's dangerous misinformation, terrorist!" though. what was the victory?

@bonifartius @igelsQTs
I think it has more to do with the fact that tinfoil hats used to have absolutely no reach beyond their circle of acquaintances before the internet. And when basically everyone got access to it they flocked together making it dangerous misinformation. Around 2010 seems to be the tipping point with the rise of smartphones

@bonifartius we dont live in a special point in history. These sorts of things have always existed and will always do. Except in dictatorships where people are legit brainwashed