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To think some people are so thick it’s almost beyond parody

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Annecydrone · 10/04/2026 09:22

Photo on local history Facebook group. A beautiful Georgian mansion, taken in the 1930s. The post clearly explains that the mansion was demolished in the 1950s after a devastating fire destroyed most the structure, at which time it was in private hands. There’s a second photo of the shell of the building post-fire, clearly showing all but one wall standing.

Comments underneath include people
blaming the council for not preserving the mansion, demolishing it for “profit” at the behest of “developers” (despite the council not owing it, selling it or giving permission to build on it); how the failure to preserve the mansion was “woke” and shows the left’s disrespect for our heritage; several entirely serious posts about the land probably being used for a Mosque.

The land where it stood is still empty and still privately owned (as far as I can see).

Are people genuinely this stupid or are they keen to shoehorn their political views into literally anything?

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ImWearingPantaloons · 10/04/2026 10:07

I work in retail. It staggers me how some people manage to put one foot in front of the other without supervision.

Yes, people are thick.

PermanentTemporary · 10/04/2026 10:00

i agree about 90% of what I read on social media now (including on here? Not sure about the amount, I do think FB and X are worse) appears to be monetised rage bait, presumably by bots or in some cases actual people sounding like a bot. So I wouldn’t assume it’s any kind of reality beyond the buying of our attention and emotions. Depressing though I agree.

SooticaTheWitchesCat · 10/04/2026 09:56

Some people are definitely as thick as two short planks

CynicalSunni · 10/04/2026 09:41

FB is basically all AI and bots now.
The more stupid comments the more engagement with the post.
So you have people correcting the stupid comments and people believing the bots

TittyGajillions · 10/04/2026 09:27

A lot of those comments are posted by bots to rile people up.

YerMotherWasAHamster · 10/04/2026 09:24

Yes. A fair few people are stupid.

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