“People are smart and they understand what’s important to them,” noted Zuckerberg. Huge amounts of money are sunk into political advertising and propaganda, an

“People are smart and they understand what’s important to them,” noted Zuckerberg. Huge amounts of money are sunk into political advertising and propaganda, and have been for ages. Facebook is a great platform to spread those views. To dismiss this by saying "people are smart" is either disingenuous or betrays a lack of understanding of how the world works.