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A comment on YouTube's tendency to push everyday users toward politically extreme content. Parent comment

Re:YouTube's tendency to push everyday users toward politica... by ben_w on Saturday September 08, 2018 @12:13PM (#17941434)
Could I summarise that with this alternative phrasing?:

Instead of “five ways my team is awesome and five ways your team sucks”, you’re saying the average person is more like “Five ways your team sucks and no that guy is not my team true Scotsman true Scotsman”?

I could buy that.

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Re:YouTube's tendency to push everyday users toward politica... by cf498 on Saturday September 08, 2018 @12:58PM (#17941660)
>“Five ways your team sucks and no that guy is not my team true Scotsman true Scotsman”?

"Five ways your team is pure evil" but yes.

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