- the “mirror world” can be thought of as the online space where [[diagonolism describes the combination of disparate political and cultural ideologies between the right and left|diagonolists]] and “disaster doppelgangers” talk about real issues, but in a warped uncanny way. - basically the phenomenon described in [[{3.1b1a2a} they know about cellphones]] – these are generally pundits who are tapping into actual problems and justifiable anxieties, but with scapegoats and solutions that are less grounded in reality. - it distorts and distracts from what we should actually care about. - this is probably intentional: [[{3.2a1a} the mirror world is part of the data void manipulation machine]]. - internet personalities and other “mirror world” “thought leaders” end up there because their views are too fringe for traditional audiences. - and once they start talking about something about an issue – even if it’s rooted in something real – it becomes [[{3.2a1b} once an issue is picked up in mirror world, it becomes untouchable|untouchable]] by the mainstream. - people in the mirror world think *we* are the ones in a clown world or “the matrix”. - [[{3.2a} we don't just disagree on the shape of reality, we disagree on who is in reality]]. - [[2025-04-25]] saw a clip recently from a comedian?? who was saying that once you’re cancelled, it’s not the end of your career, but the opening to a new career in the rightwing media apparatus. was it shane gillis? whoever it was said they were offered a job at infowars, lol, but turned it down. - [[2026-08-03]] [[the onion]] now owns infowars 🧅