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<blockquote data-quote="Rez Exelon" data-source="post: 3443254" data-attributes="member: 5800"><p>That's an underrated aspect of the problem I agree, but it's not just limited to social media. The premise is the same across any form of information --- a source will target an audience and farm it's engagement and create an echo chamber. That keeps those there locked in and engaged for the source to be profitable. The internet just made it much more of a science.</p><p></p><p>OSA is a great example. I stick around from habit but generally stay off posts because 95% of the site is the same people saying the same things and disregarding, scoffing, or belittling any viewpoints to the contrary. It's become a self-serving echo chamber in many ways the same way that I imagine that the Brady campaign is. </p><p></p><p>It's much easier to vilify an opposing view when there's a "community" of people backing you rather than doing unbiased research or even forming an independent opinion, and that simply sells ads and products.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rez Exelon, post: 3443254, member: 5800"] That's an underrated aspect of the problem I agree, but it's not just limited to social media. The premise is the same across any form of information --- a source will target an audience and farm it's engagement and create an echo chamber. That keeps those there locked in and engaged for the source to be profitable. The internet just made it much more of a science. OSA is a great example. I stick around from habit but generally stay off posts because 95% of the site is the same people saying the same things and disregarding, scoffing, or belittling any viewpoints to the contrary. It's become a self-serving echo chamber in many ways the same way that I imagine that the Brady campaign is. It's much easier to vilify an opposing view when there's a "community" of people backing you rather than doing unbiased research or even forming an independent opinion, and that simply sells ads and products. [/QUOTE]
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