▲ 264 ▼ AG Letitia James wins $740,000 settlement from online mental health provider Cerebral (brooklyneagle.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments AG Letitia James wins $740,000 settlement from online mental health provider Cerebral::Letitia James announced that her office obtained a settlement from an online mental health provider with a complicated cancellation process.
[–] vzq@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Was just a question The useful idiot’s rallying cry! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world -26 points 2 years ago (1 child) You are a dick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vzq@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) It’s not meant as an insult. It’s an intelligence term of art. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot But yes, I also think you are a plain old regular idiot too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wikibot@lemmy.world [B] 3 points 2 years ago Here's the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment: A useful idiot is a person perceived as propagandizing for a cause—particularly a bad cause originating from a devious, ruthless source—without fully comprehending the cause's goals, and who is cynically being used by the cause's leaders. Erroneously attributed to Vladimir Lenin, the term was often used during the Cold War to describe non-communists regarded as susceptible to communist propaganda and psychological manipulation. Similar terms also exist in other languages. ^article^ ^|^ ^about^ permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world -26 points 2 years ago (1 child) You are a dick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vzq@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) It’s not meant as an insult. It’s an intelligence term of art. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot But yes, I also think you are a plain old regular idiot too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wikibot@lemmy.world [B] 3 points 2 years ago Here's the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment: A useful idiot is a person perceived as propagandizing for a cause—particularly a bad cause originating from a devious, ruthless source—without fully comprehending the cause's goals, and who is cynically being used by the cause's leaders. Erroneously attributed to Vladimir Lenin, the term was often used during the Cold War to describe non-communists regarded as susceptible to communist propaganda and psychological manipulation. Similar terms also exist in other languages. ^article^ ^|^ ^about^ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vzq@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) It’s not meant as an insult. It’s an intelligence term of art. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot But yes, I also think you are a plain old regular idiot too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wikibot@lemmy.world [B] 3 points 2 years ago Here's the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment: A useful idiot is a person perceived as propagandizing for a cause—particularly a bad cause originating from a devious, ruthless source—without fully comprehending the cause's goals, and who is cynically being used by the cause's leaders. Erroneously attributed to Vladimir Lenin, the term was often used during the Cold War to describe non-communists regarded as susceptible to communist propaganda and psychological manipulation. Similar terms also exist in other languages. ^article^ ^|^ ^about^ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wikibot@lemmy.world [B] 3 points 2 years ago Here's the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment: A useful idiot is a person perceived as propagandizing for a cause—particularly a bad cause originating from a devious, ruthless source—without fully comprehending the cause's goals, and who is cynically being used by the cause's leaders. Erroneously attributed to Vladimir Lenin, the term was often used during the Cold War to describe non-communists regarded as susceptible to communist propaganda and psychological manipulation. Similar terms also exist in other languages. ^article^ ^|^ ^about^ permalink fedilink source parent