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JacksonBlue · 36-40, M
When things get worse people want something to blame. We'rr in a down time at the so people have gone wild. some people blame immigration, some people blame greed, some people blame lack of community, some people blame the unemployed.
But i think the biggest cause is the internet. Its very easy to find other people who are upset and giving you "The Answers". Then the algorithms push those stories to you because youre more likely to read them. Next thing you know youve spent a week reading awful things that confirm what you now think. The echo chamber in full effect.
Thats why people are more extreme left and right. Before it was "Well my mate says...." now its "IVE BEEN READING ABOUT DOZENS OF EXAMPLES FOR WEEKS!!!"
But i think the biggest cause is the internet. Its very easy to find other people who are upset and giving you "The Answers". Then the algorithms push those stories to you because youre more likely to read them. Next thing you know youve spent a week reading awful things that confirm what you now think. The echo chamber in full effect.
Thats why people are more extreme left and right. Before it was "Well my mate says...." now its "IVE BEEN READING ABOUT DOZENS OF EXAMPLES FOR WEEKS!!!"
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
@JacksonBlue I agree that the Internet is a major contributing force, but it is more than just the algorithms . It is a digital society that has come to believe that everything is bit-sized, either-or, black and white, good and evil issues with no room for nuance, consideration of middle grounds for common good and compromise. And it is not fueled solely by the Internet. When the FCC gutted the Fairness Doctrine and Community Service requirements on broadcast media, and 60 Minutes demonstrated you could monetize the news by making it entertainment, we started on this slippery slope led by Rush Limbaugh and then a whole network with Fox and their equivalents on the left.
JacksonBlue · 36-40, M
@dancingtongue Agreed. Context is dead. Confirmation bias is king