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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 7411316" data-attributes="member: 7808">That's fair.&nbsp; It's also the same way real life works sometimes.Say you hate Kim Kardashian.&nbsp; Someone asks you to explain why you hate Kim Kardashian, citing examples of things she's done.&nbsp; In order to give examples, you use posts in her Twitter feed, Instagram, Youtube channel, etc.&nbsp; But social media is fueled by views, shares, and activity.&nbsp; So by showing these things to others in order to convince them that Kim Kardashian is a bad, you are literally feeding her income.Let's go a step further and say you realize this conundrum.&nbsp; So, the next time the topic of Kim Kardashian comes up, you choose not to link to her directly; you use examples from newspapers, TV news, or other websites.&nbsp; But all those other media sources now know that stories about Kim Kardashian increase viewership (and ad revenue), so they now focus more stories on her.&nbsp; Again, you have strengthened the presence of Kim Kardashian.Let's go even further than that, and say you avoid linking to, or even reading, any media featuring Kim Kardashian.&nbsp; But a friend shares something on FaceBook about her, so you comment that you don't think she's a good role model.&nbsp; Again, because FaceBook tracks what topics generate the most posts, the mere act of talking about her (even when you didn't start the conversation) raises her trending level on Facebook.&nbsp; Heck, even by using her as and example in this posts, at some level I am feeding the power of Kim Kardashian.Now, replace Kim Kardasian with any modern political pundit.&nbsp; Or anti-science groups like the flat earth movement.&nbsp; If no one paid attention, they would fade away.&nbsp; But even opposing them makes their presence stronger.According to the 3.5 rules, that's basically how summoning Evil creatures works.&nbsp; You may think you are are summoning them for the sole purpose of destroying them.&nbsp; But the very act of casting the spell and the manifestation of the creature strengthens Evil in the world.&nbsp; The summoning justifies the Evil creature's existence and normalizes the presence of Evil in the world.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 7411316, member: 7808"] That's fair. It's also the same way real life works sometimes. Say you hate Kim Kardashian. Someone asks you to explain why you hate Kim Kardashian, citing examples of things she's done. In order to give examples, you use posts in her Twitter feed, Instagram, Youtube channel, etc. But social media is fueled by views, shares, and activity. So by showing these things to others in order to convince them that Kim Kardashian is a bad, you are literally feeding her income. Let's go a step further and say you realize this conundrum. So, the next time the topic of Kim Kardashian comes up, you choose not to link to her directly; you use examples from newspapers, TV news, or other websites. But all those other media sources now know that stories about Kim Kardashian increase viewership (and ad revenue), so they now focus more stories on her. Again, you have strengthened the presence of Kim Kardashian. Let's go even further than that, and say you avoid linking to, or even reading, any media featuring Kim Kardashian. But a friend shares something on FaceBook about her, so you comment that you don't think she's a good role model. Again, because FaceBook tracks what topics generate the most posts, the mere act of talking about her (even when you didn't start the conversation) raises her trending level on Facebook. Heck, even by using her as and example in this posts, at some level I am feeding the power of Kim Kardashian. Now, replace Kim Kardasian with any modern political pundit. Or anti-science groups like the flat earth movement. If no one paid attention, they would fade away. But even opposing them makes their presence stronger. According to the 3.5 rules, that's basically how summoning Evil creatures works. You may think you are are summoning them for the sole purpose of destroying them. But the very act of casting the spell and the manifestation of the creature strengthens Evil in the world. The summoning justifies the Evil creature's existence and normalizes the presence of Evil in the world. [/QUOTE]

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