File this one under: no shit Sherlock. The """algorithm""" is an endless feedback loop of your own biases. Left unchecked, it will turn anyone into a nutjob, including our political class.
Yep, anyone who thinks the politicians themselves are immune to bad thinking or not susceptible to purposeful fuckery on social media is fooling themselves. Politicians can’t even get elected anymore without basically being a somewhat better dressed version of their side’s Twitter nuts, up to and including Tweeting in exactly the same staple, just about.
They have actually done studies on this that show it's a one-way street. Leftists, especially online, can pretty much have the privilege of existing in a echo chamber.
Think about every social platform you can consider. Unless the forum in question is about topics that are vibrantly right-wing in question, it defaults to leftist spewing their opinions without getting called out on them every single time. Whereas if you're right-leaning, you just got to grin and bear it - cause getting into a debate will just get you swarmed.
File this one under: no shit Sherlock. The """algorithm""" is an endless feedback loop of your own biases. Left unchecked, it will turn anyone into a nutjob, including our political class.
Yep, anyone who thinks the politicians themselves are immune to bad thinking or not susceptible to purposeful fuckery on social media is fooling themselves. Politicians can’t even get elected anymore without basically being a somewhat better dressed version of their side’s Twitter nuts, up to and including Tweeting in exactly the same staple, just about.
THAT explains a lot
Leftists only exist in their bubbles, and don't bother interacting with anyone who isn't.
That's why they have the purity spiral.
I think we should be wary of assuming this is only a pitfall our opponents are subject to.
Plenty of right wingers do it too. It's how you get the idiots still going on about trump being the best candidate, etc.
But leftists by nature are more likely to be in their bubbles and screech about muh racism as a group.
They have actually done studies on this that show it's a one-way street. Leftists, especially online, can pretty much have the privilege of existing in a echo chamber.
Think about every social platform you can consider. Unless the forum in question is about topics that are vibrantly right-wing in question, it defaults to leftist spewing their opinions without getting called out on them every single time. Whereas if you're right-leaning, you just got to grin and bear it - cause getting into a debate will just get you swarmed.