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I'd argue more specifically social media; countless snarky and sensational memes being promoted by AI to maximize views while propagating half-truths and lies.

I'd argue more specifically social media; countless snarky and sensational memes being promoted by AI to maximize views while propagating half-truths and lies. The Fox Newses and Huffington Posts provide the seeds, but it's social media that twists and amplifies the baseline propaganda. Also, we have a POTUS that has normalized disinformation and lies as long as the ends justify the means. The extremes of both parties have been happy to take this up since those are the playground rules now. A fish rots from the head.

burgerzzz 6y ago
Twitter is a plague. FB is different, because there's some accountability, and it's more similar to LinkedIn than Twitter. Blaming it on the POTUS is fine, but there's plenty of blame to spread around for sure.
me_me_me 6y ago
>The Fox Newses and Huffington Posts provide the seeds Seeds? They are desperately trying to fight for attention of common man that is sucked into social media dopamine drip. Its a loosing battle and they are pushing boundaries of journalism (though not sure if that term applies to fox news anymore). Report something second too late and loose half of potential viewers/readers - when facebook/blogs have no problem reporting anything, how a newspaper suppose to verify story before publishing? By the time its verified its old news and people are already on some other outrage.