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I don't think it's the media that's lacking fervor in this case. It's your social media feed.
by missedthecue 5y ago
I don't think it's the media that's lacking fervor in this case. It's your social media feed.
- yasp 5y agohttps://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=%22kyle%20rittenhouse%22,%22ghislaine%20maxwell%22 https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=%22kyle%20...
- missedthecue 5y agoYep. People just aren't as interested in this case. There's no culture war component. But there certainly isn't some suspicious media blackout on it. You can readily find coverage.
- mysecretaccount 5y agoThese companies are not simply a mirror back at society. People were interested in Rittenhouse because they were told that it was important. They could have elevated one of dozens of shootings by minors last year to media sensation status if they so chose.
- missedthecue 5y agoThe Rittenhouse incident was all over the internet the night it happened. It dominated Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter while armchair detectives scrutinized every leaked cell phone camera angle and posted their hot takes. The media didn't tell people to get interested in it.
- mysecretaccount 5y agoDo you think there was more genuine "early internet interest before MSM intervention" behind Rittenhouse than Ghislaine/Epstein?
- boredumb 5y agoHacker news is the only thing I use close to resembling social media. I am basing this off of people I know in real life, youtube channels and small talk before my zoom meetings. The difference in people having a position in the matter seems stark. Perhaps it's less controversial of opinion one way or the other so the rage bait isn't their to be reaped.
- Tronno 5y agoHN has its own share of extremism, uninformed opinions, and misinformation, just like any other social media. The participants here are just more civil and articulate.