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There was a recent study that demonstrated that social media (Facebook) was actually pushing people to be more right leaning over time. I wonder if moving away
by didibus 8y ago
There was a recent study that demonstrated that social media (Facebook) was actually pushing people to be more right leaning over time. I wonder if moving away from the platform would revert that trend.
- krapp 8y agonot if they're moving to platforms whose explicit purpose is to curate right-wing views.
- didibus 8y agoBut these platforms would be echo chambers, and their messaging wouldn't reach people outside of it. That's effectively what it used to be like with online forum communities and news outlets, you'd only go there if you were already won over.
- krapp 8y agoYou're correct, and that seems to be the point. They consider the entire rest of media (mainstream and social) to be a leftist echo chamber and these apps to be the only place where they can discuss what they consider to be truth without "bias" or "interference". It's the same elevator pitch as Fox News but with a modern twist.