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I predict the virus will persist in being unmoved by public opinion no matter how fake the news is. With less confidence, I predict people who get sick, have f

• Loughla 7y ago
  >With less confidence, I predict people who get sick, have friends and family get sick, and/or watch their 401k value drop 25% in a month will develop antibodies to certain types of fake news. With 100% confidence, I predict those people will use all of the things you mention there to further increase the political divide and entrench their already solidified world and political views.
  • magduf 7y ago
    Probably, but eventually something is going to break because reality doesn't care about peoples' political views or worldviews.
    • Loughla 7y ago
      I honestly think you're underestimating just how stubborn and short-sighted people are/can be.
      • magduf 7y ago
        No, I don't think so. People can be extremely stubborn, yes, but sooner or later, reality is going to force them to make a change. No amount of stubbornness can change the laws of physics. Note that I am not claiming that things will get better for these stubborn people, in fact I'm claiming that things will get much, much worse for them when reality gives them a wake-up call, and there will be nothing they can do about it at that point because it'll be too late to fix things.
• evan_ 7y ago
  The right-wing media is already telling people that it's a bioweapon from China that is being used to attack the United States. Anyone saying differently will be attacked as a deep-state conspirator. It's practically written in stone at this point.