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Would you say the same of the cable industry? What about Fox and MSNBC channels that spew hate and conspiracy theories non-stop?

by mritun 4y ago

scyzoryk_xyz 4y ago
Yes
tjpnz 4y ago
At least with cable everyone gets the opportunity to see what everyone else is watching. Content on social media feeds is made specifically for the person viewing it, who knows what dark rabbit holes the people you interact with on a daily basis are being led down? It used to be that we could construct a theory of mind for these individuals, you could even argue that it was a defining feature of our society enhancing social cohesion. Not even the worst of the cable news channels can lay claim to destroying that.
- ttoinou 4y ago
  You could also make an effort to watch things others watch, instead of believing all information will come to you without any effort
  - cush 4y ago
    What control do we have to do so? You're served what you're served.
- sitkack 4y ago
  I'd love to see a log of every ad sent to my ip address by how much it cost to place and how much it earned the site.
- cush 4y ago
  You absolutely nailed it.
psyc 4y ago
I would, but big tech is outpacing them in power and influence. Most people seemed to see Don’t Look Up as a warning about climate change, and it is, but I resonated far more strongly with its warning about Silicon Valley.
tzs 4y ago
> What about Fox and MSNBC channels that spew hate and conspiracy theories non-stop? For those of us who don't watch either of them, does anyone have a few examples of hate and conspiracy theories they have pushed?
- tonguez 4y ago
  “For those of us who don't watch either of them, does anyone have a few examples of hate and conspiracy theories they have pushed?” saddam was involved in 911, iraq has wmds, russiagate, syrian gas attacks, bengazi was caused by a youtube video, theres an epidemic law abiding black people being regularly executed by white cops for no reason, russias invasion of ukraine was unprovoked, jan6 event where there are videos of cops opening the doors and allowing people into the capital was worse than 911, etc
  - morelisp 4y ago
    > russias invasion of ukraine was unprovoked How is this hate and/or a conspiracy theory, even if it was true?
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Would you say the same of the cable industry? What about Fox and MSNBC channels that spew hate and conspiracy theories non-stop?

by mritun 4y ago

Would you say the same of the cable industry? What about Fox and MSNBC channels that spew hate and conspiracy theories non-stop?

scyzoryk_xyz 4y ago

Yes

tjpnz 4y ago

At least with cable everyone gets the opportunity to see what everyone else is watching. Content on social media feeds is made specifically for the person viewing it, who knows what dark rabbit holes the people you interact with on a daily basis are being led down? It used to be that we could construct a theory of mind for these individuals, you could even argue that it was a defining feature of our society enhancing social cohesion. Not even the worst of the cable news channels can lay claim to destroying that.

ttoinou 4y ago
You could also make an effort to watch things others watch, instead of believing all information will come to you without any effort
- cush 4y ago
  What control do we have to do so? You're served what you're served.
sitkack 4y ago
I'd love to see a log of every ad sent to my ip address by how much it cost to place and how much it earned the site.
cush 4y ago
You absolutely nailed it.

psyc 4y ago

I would, but big tech is outpacing them in power and influence. Most people seemed to see Don’t Look Up as a warning about climate change, and it is, but I resonated far more strongly with its warning about Silicon Valley.

tzs 4y ago

> What about Fox and MSNBC channels that spew hate and conspiracy theories non-stop? For those of us who don't watch either of them, does anyone have a few examples of hate and conspiracy theories they have pushed?

tonguez 4y ago
“For those of us who don't watch either of them, does anyone have a few examples of hate and conspiracy theories they have pushed?” saddam was involved in 911, iraq has wmds, russiagate, syrian gas attacks, bengazi was caused by a youtube video, theres an epidemic law abiding black people being regularly executed by white cops for no reason, russias invasion of ukraine was unprovoked, jan6 event where there are videos of cops opening the doors and allowing people into the capital was worse than 911, etc
- morelisp 4y ago
  > russias invasion of ukraine was unprovoked How is this hate and/or a conspiracy theory, even if it was true?
  - deleted 4y ago
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