- Once mirror world influencers start talking about an issue, we don’t even want to acknowledge it anymore because we don’t want to validate conspiracy theories. - We’re leaving important issues on the table and letting them co-opt actual concerns. - This lets them take advantage of [[data voids are gaps in information online|{10.2a} data voids]] and [[closing your own knowledge gaps makes it harder for people to exploit what you don't know|{10.2b} knowledge gaps]] while [[disinformation works because it plays on our existing biases|{10.2a2} playing on our existing biases]].