“Social media will play a huge part in bringing information to the hundreds of millions of people casting their votes” I reject this premise, and find people w

“Social media will play a huge part in bringing information to the hundreds of millions of people casting their votes” I reject this premise, and find people who advance it to have questionable views. Social media is the modern equivalent peasant gossip. Some people are very afraid of that, but not us peasants. What sort of person fears any public opinion they do not control?