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The consolation is that the internet probably has far less influence on voters than Twitter etc. would have you think.
by Boothroid 9y ago
The consolation is that the internet probably has far less influence on voters than Twitter etc. would have you think.
- Knufen 9y agoI don't think you could be more wrong. Edit: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v489/n7415/full/nature11421.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v489/n7415/full/nature1...
- Boothroid 9y agoOne reference only does not an argument make.
- Knufen 9y agoWell considering that you made the original claim, the burden of proof is on you. A simple Google search will also show you are wrong.
- Boothroid 9y agoThe article isn't accessible so I cannot examine the methodology. Have you read it in full?
- gruez 9y agohttps://sci-hub.io/10.1038/nature11421 https://sci-hub.io/10.1038/nature11421
- Boothroid 9y agoDoesn't your link infringe copyright? 'Sci-Hub is a website with over 62 million academic papers and articles available for direct download.[2] It bypasses publisher paywalls by allowing access through educational institution proxies.'
- blakes 9y agoSo I assume that no reference makes even less an argument?
- erdle 9y agoFrom abstract: "The effect of social transmission on real-world voting was greater than the direct effect of the messages themselves, and nearly all the transmission occurred between ‘close friends’ who were more likely to have a face-to-face relationship. " So people that already were most likely aligned ideologically.