The AfD was twice as effective at reaching first-time voters on the app than all other parties combined, according to an analysis of platform data. This may explain why the party performed so well among young voters.

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    30 days ago

    Of course younger generations are more likely to believe in pseudo science, they haven’t yet learned that they are bullshit. Once they get older and have more experience with detecting bullshit, it’s popularity should decline.

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      29 days ago

      Maybe, but I think it will remain more popular than before. Let’s say there are 10% of people in any given group who would theoretically believe bullshit - the number is chosen randomly. Thanks to stuff like TikTok they are way more likely to come into contact with lots of different bullshit to believe in than ever before.

      Kind of like how Republicans would be more popular if everyone would watch Fox News every day.