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No, but I seriously doubt the idiots at Cambridge Analytica and the guy with pink hair were the genius masterminds who can swing political votes through targete

No, but I seriously doubt the idiots at Cambridge Analytica and the guy with pink hair were the genius masterminds who can swing political votes through targeted advertising. People don't like to admit that the people in swing states are mostly against globalisation, wall street and the system as it is. Trump spent less than half what Clinton did on ads. I truly believe he could have spent nothing and still won. Voters are just pissed off at the current state of affairs.

dwild 9y ago
Did you forget the fake news during the election? I'm from Quebec and I remember being ashamed to learn that some people near I lived made a living pushing fake news website just with the help of Google Ads on these pages. They made a profit with fake news. Do you see now how much cheaper it is to push a fake narrative that people want to believe? The share button is the cheapest ad campaign you can ever hope for. You only pay for the first view, all the share are free. It also helps when another country pays for your ad campaigns ;) but that's a whole other story.
- PunchTornado 9y ago
  The deal here is the "want to believe". People who believed those faked news were voting for Trump anyway. It takes a lot to switch from Democrat to Conservative, not just some news that you read on the net. Political opinions are not that fluid and don't change easy.
  - jessaustin 9y ago
    The theory is that it's about turnout. You want to demoralize opponents' supporters and energize your own. I agree with you, though. If Vlad can swing our elections by posting shit on social media, then he absolutely should. All those gun-hating Europeans we hear from constantly should, as well: I'll have to turn in my rifle by this time next year. Any other person, anywhere should voice her own opinions about our elections. That is fundamental to our system of government. When we made a list of important rights, that one came First. The news media liked that, back when they had different concerns than they have now. The preceding notwithstanding, Facebook is horrible.

dwild 9y ago

Did you forget the fake news during the election? I'm from Quebec and I remember being ashamed to learn that some people near I lived made a living pushing fake news website just with the help of Google Ads on these pages. They made a profit with fake news. Do you see now how much cheaper it is to push a fake narrative that people want to believe? The share button is the cheapest ad campaign you can ever hope for. You only pay for the first view, all the share are free. It also helps when another country pays for your ad campaigns ;) but that's a whole other story.

PunchTornado 9y ago
The deal here is the "want to believe". People who believed those faked news were voting for Trump anyway. It takes a lot to switch from Democrat to Conservative, not just some news that you read on the net. Political opinions are not that fluid and don't change easy.
- jessaustin 9y ago
  The theory is that it's about turnout. You want to demoralize opponents' supporters and energize your own. I agree with you, though. If Vlad can swing our elections by posting shit on social media, then he absolutely should. All those gun-hating Europeans we hear from constantly should, as well: I'll have to turn in my rifle by this time next year. Any other person, anywhere should voice her own opinions about our elections. That is fundamental to our system of government. When we made a list of important rights, that one came First. The news media liked that, back when they had different concerns than they have now. The preceding notwithstanding, Facebook is horrible.