Lemmy would need to become significantly popular for it to be worthwhile for them to manipulate it; they might be laying the groundwork now. However, only time will tell. If Lemmy does become more popular, hopefully people here can effectively counteract any manipulation.
This reminds me of a meme that originated on somethingawful.com, you don't know who you could be talking to online, and its a bear. Man I miss that site.
Only idiots deal in absolutes. This whole bear thing is just a succesful attempt to throw yarn to keep you distracted from the parasites that have been draining your blood.
Media feed you don't control, is made to steer you in a certain direction. Unless you have an active interest in improving something and trying to filter through lies, its just noise that won't affect you much.
Focus on yourself, join powerful groups to organize. The wolf hunts the lone sheep. And we are the sheep.
it could be anything at this point. My managing director, my dog, mr. dingleberry