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Its also interesting people are quick to blame social media for polarization. It plays its part, but I think it plays less a role as say shows like john oliver
by autokad 9y ago
Its also interesting people are quick to blame social media for polarization. It plays its part, but I think it plays less a role as say shows like john oliver and the daily show. The audience spends 30 minutes having their opinion spit back to them by making others that disagree with them come from the point of view of bafoons. usually by means taking things out of context.
- SiempreViernes 9y agoIt seems pretty nonsensical to claim a show that merely repeats the opinion of people somehow polarises opinions. If people are just there to hear what they already think they can hardly become more polarised, and if people get their opinions influenced then by necessity they heard new things. Further, people have indeed been influenced by media before facebook, but to deny the extremist recruitment that happens trough it seems just foolish.