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I'm confused, none of these ads seem to be targeted at influencing the election. Is that the point?
by nautilus12 8y ago
I'm confused, none of these ads seem to be targeted at influencing the election. Is that the point?
- SlowRobotAhead 8y agoDepends on if you need an "excuse" as to how Trump won. If you do, and that excuse is "RUSSIA", you may be interested in the topic. Otherwise, you may see it for what it is, $100k worth of ads that don't really do anything, some pro-Clinton, some not.
- nautilus12 8y agoSeriously why can't hackernews provide me with some examples. This is the most meticulous community i've ever seen.
- phs318u 8y agoI’ll refer you to ashelmire’s comment above. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17546138 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17546138 TL;DR - The point of the Russian campaign is classic psyops[1]. Sow division, discord and disbelief in authorities and institutions. One might well argue that the US was “primed” for such a campaign by the recent history of cynical manipulation of the public for political ends. At this point, I find myself asking, “under what possible circumstances could the majority (irrespective of ‘sides’) ever regain trust in their elected officials?” I can’t come up with an answer. There is now sufficient disbelief that any attempts to regain trust would invariably come across as further attempts to manipulate. If, like me, you believe that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others”, then this is pretty depressing. [1] https://www.corbettreport.com/psyops-101-an-introduction-to-psychological-operations/ https://www.corbettreport.com/psyops-101-an-introduction-to-...