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We already have a more neutral term than "collective delusion" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attentional_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attentional_bias

• metabagel 2y ago
  What's the term for when people's attention and outrage is directed by an unreliable third party (let's say a partisan news channel) towards certain issues/threats, and away from other equally (or more) significant issues/threats? I'm not talking about editorial bias. I'm talking about deliberately manipulating audience attention in order to control the perception of reality. Another way of putting it is to create a framework for rejecting or distracting from 'disagreeable' ideas. For example, a partisan news organization might highlight the purported cultural and economic threat posed by immigration. Since people have a limited budget for their attention, having their attention and outrage focused on immigration might distract from other issues such as rising inequality.
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  • toast0 2y ago
    Curation? Programming? Editorial discretion?
  • AceJohnny2 2y ago
    Propaganda? Two Minutes Hate?
  • taneq 2y ago
    Moral panic?