• jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 months ago

    People with extreme views are also more vocal, so that’s what you see. That’s why social media is bad for you. If gives you a very distorted view of the world. Most people are able to look at politics with nuance.

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      11 months ago

      This, plus everyone is concerned with engagement. If I say a perfectly normal statement on Facebook or X or whatever, no one will care so no one will comment or interact with it. If I say that Jesus wants us to make America white again, even the people who disagree with me will only be boosting my message by commenting.

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        11 months ago

        Jesus wants us to make America white again

        I love this. It’s so dumb in so many different ways, but I can easily see people unironically saying it.