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I respectfully disagree - after the election, my liberal friends filled my timeline with screeds about the death of America and minorities, while my conservativ

I respectfully disagree - after the election, my liberal friends filled my timeline with screeds about the death of America and minorities, while my conservative friends messaged me privately in celebration. I didn't see a single pro-Trump post all day. As a centrist, the level of vitriol was very shocking, and it did not come from the party you'd expect.

harveywi 10y ago
> my liberal friends filled my timeline with screeds about the death of America and minorities, while my conservative friends messaged me privately in celebration. I didn't see a single pro-Trump post all day. This is an example of "preference falsification". The energy (in "the ability of a system to do work" sense) of aptly-named social media is social pressure.