“The pro-Z content and their content creators are — hands down — the champs at raising money for themselves. “
Because, of course, they are much more popular. Globally, I believe. This reflects the general public opinion in re Ukraine vs Russia.
As for FR, you misunderstand. FR is a niche place of no consequence in the general public discourse. There is a trivial amount of real-world value in it, either in money or influence. We are all just hobbyists, using FR mainly out of habit, out of long residence here.
There may be some professional Russian participants, and I suspect several, but they are barking up the wrong tree. Maybe its because their employers have old leftover accounts from when FR was much more influential.
As for the consistent partisans in this matter, both sides are largely the same groups of people.
--- "This reflects the general public opinion..."
So say all the finest marketeers. You need to read Sunstein on nudging, Chomsky on manufacturing consent, and a few others.
General Publick Opinion takes his marching orders from Lord High Marketing. I thought you knew that. Maybe you did.
--- "As for FR, you misunderstand. FR is a niche place of no consequence in the general public discourse."
I suspect that somewhat correct. Do you donate regularly to support this "niche place?" I have been.
--- "There may be some professional Russian participants," and Ukrainian participants too, I suggest. As "for the consistent partisans in this matter, both sides are largely the same groups of people," this is an agreement we find.
But as to the "professional Russian participants" of which you write, can you point me to their daily or even weekly threads which shows them active? And with similarities to the two we are currently discussing?
I am happy to have a jolly good "look see."
My point about the two threads and there similarities to each the other, and dissimilarity to all other "hobbyists" escaped so far your comment. Comment?