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Seems to me that now the US election is over the MSM is back to sniping at the big tech that stole its eyeballs.
by pixxel 6y ago
Seems to me that now the US election is over the MSM is back to sniping at the big tech that stole its eyeballs.
- pluc 6y agoYeah let's not blame stupid people who fall for idiotic conspiracies, let's blame the platform they read it on. The only reason this doesn't happen with books is because they're too stupid to read them.
- rcstank 6y agoWhy can’t both be blamed?
- bluedino 6y agoWhat about people who see a twenty second video clip with no backstory, no facts, and react without using any logic?
- the-dude 6y agoI assume you mean the weapons of mass destruction, capable of reaching the capitals of Europe? Because that has been the most disruptive conspiracy of this century so far.
- throwaway9980 6y agoYou don’t think it happens with books? My dad has a house full of books. He isn’t a talk radio guy and doesn’t do the Facebook that the kids are into these days. Instead if you look closely at his library you will find plenty of titles by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Michael Savage, Bill Bennett, and on and on. It’s a small percentage of what he reads, but it’s how he gets his ideology and has been for 20+ years.
- secondcoming 6y agoHow do you get your ideology?
- throwaway9980 6y agoYouTube. Honestly it’s pretty scary how perfectly they tailor the echo chamber to fit me.
- gruez 6y agoI think gp's point is that books have way less reach.
- the-dude 6y agoCalling people you don't agree with stupid does not help, actually, it makes you part of the problem.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago> Yeah let's not blame stupid people who fall for idiotic conspiracies, let's blame the platform they read it on. The cognitive biases that allow people to fall into these warped worldviews is shared by all of humanity. It could just as easily have been any of us under different circumstances.
- buffalobuffalo 6y agoI think that's sort of a moot point. The fact is, there are plenty of people out there that can be whipped into a frenzy by misinformation. You can blame them all you want, but it doesn't change the fact that they are there and that they can be a dangerous and destabilizing force.
- pluc 6y agoI agree, but I don't think we should design our technology based on how the stupidest of us could misuse it. Those people need to be kept away from technology starting with sharp rocks.
- the-dude 6y agoWhat does sharp rock mean in this context? Am I missing something? ( not a native speaker )
- pluc 6y agoA sharpened rock is the level of technology I am comfortable sharing with them.
- buffalobuffalo 6y agoBut how can you keep people like that away from technology short of draconian laws? The fact is, large web platforms and hoards of rage junkies have found a mutually beneficial arrangement. One gets advertising revenue, the other gets unlimited rage fuel. How do you get either side to agree to stop?
- notacoward 6y agoLikewise, and I'm also sure the New York Times welcomed the chance to take a swipe at Miami as well.