Impressive reply. I find this topic fascinating, and you've given me a lot to think about. Yes, TV is terrible, but also keep in mind that social media's role

Impressive reply. I find this topic fascinating, and you've given me a lot to think about. Yes, TV is terrible, but also keep in mind that social media's role in the world has changed dramatically too--often it straight-up drives TV coverage when used effectively, as Trump does (like it or not). In the 2016 election, it seemed like CNN and Fox were often rushing to cover (and spin) Trump's latest tweet (as they still do), so-and-so's latest Facebook note, etc. reactively instead of proactively crafting their own coverage. > On the internet you have a lot of people sharing their opinion, and it's two-way. Yeah but the echo chamber effect on the internet might be even stronger because it's 2-way. It's been shown that being exposed to opposing political opinions on Twitter actually strengthens peoples' original political opinions (recent academic study...can't find link now, but it's on my other machine, and will update this post this evening). From [2]: > Remember, it was seniors — only 6 percent of whom use Twitter — who pushed Trump to the White House. Women, minorities, and others supported Trump way more than expected (in historical terms compared with recent elections, and certainly way more than mass media had us believe), so I'm not sure where the author is coming from here. Also the data cited in the article only goes to 2012, and a LOT has changed since then, so I'd be careful to relate these conclusions to events after 2016.