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That's very unspecific, but in a "you seem to be thinking of something specific" way. I'm not sure what your point is, most people who watch Libs of Tik Tok al
by sascha_sl 5y ago
That's very unspecific, but in a "you seem to be thinking of something specific" way.
I'm not sure what your point is, most people who watch Libs of Tik Tok also seem completely fine with that. I didn't say humans are not biased, in fact I said they're too biased.
- oefrha 5y agoThe point is making cringe compilations (figuratively speaking) to create distorted selective images is literally among the MOs of WaPo and the like. Libs of TikTok is a more extreme, less disguised and closer to home version of that.
- sascha_sl 5y agoNarrativizing is always part of media. You figure that one out without even trying as a trans person, fact checking studies is one of the more frequent activities when I argue with people. Most are resistant to it to the point where they lock down into "everyone who disagrees with me is biased", which is probably actually true (without the "who disagrees with me" part), but their weighing is once again informed by their bias. And often it is impossible to untangle. Libs of Tik Tok, other than most media outlets, makes this much worse. In my experience, the number of things reported that didn't happen or are outright misinfo in my field are overwhelmingly far right sources, sometimes trickling down into rainbow press (ironicly named so) or more serious center-left outlets.