• PunnyName@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    There’s a difference between a cultist living thru the growth of the Internet and social media. It’s another when you have people completely cut off from the vast majority of the world and information for the last few decades.

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      3 days ago

      arguably that could even be more difficult. I’m pretty sure in South Korea they have to keep North Korean escapees separated from everyone else for a few months as they introduce them to technology, re-reeducate them, and teach them how to live in a regular society.

      The culture shock and sudden information overflow can easily cause someone to shut off and refuse to take anything new in