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Sometimes I wonder how much their impact is overblown though. It seems like it's a very loud presence in people's lives, and a lot of very loud people on it who
by Pigo 9y ago
Sometimes I wonder how much their impact is overblown though. It seems like it's a very loud presence in people's lives, and a lot of very loud people on it who think they are making some kind of impact. When is the last time you were swayed by lefty or righty radical? I'm not even convinced it really pushes people further down an idealogy. But then again I'm genX. I just don't take tweets that seriously, even when they come from Trump or Obama.
- wu-ikkyu 9y ago>When is the last time you were swayed by lefty or righty radical? That's one of the arguments against them. People become siloed into filter bubbles by their algos and are insulated against conflicting viewpoints.
- unclebucknasty 9y agoWell, for that to be true, you'd have to believe things like propaganda and advertising are not effective. But, we know that they are.
- Slansitartop 9y ago> When is the last time you were swayed by lefty or righty radical? I'm not even convinced it really pushes people further down an idealogy. I haven't been swayed by such radicals, but I have been turned off and disgusted by them, feelings which bleed over to people who I associate with them. I can see that effect as one that re-enforces political polarization.
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