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Re:Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted ... by unethical_ban on Monday October 29, 2018 @05:23PM (#18331644)
Yep. I've heard of this movie but haven't watched it yet - though my sibling assures me it is a copy of our experience with our parents. They were conservative/moderate at one point, but now regurgitate radical right-wing talking points without defending them, and say that "everyone just reads what they want to believe" but applies it only to me and my New York Times, moreso than them and their literal fake news peddling outlets.

The Brainwashing Of My Dad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXTjz2H57rE

FWIW I now have my own blog (not associated with HN, yet) that I use to type out my thoughts on things. I've shared it with a few people in my life that I think might care. The act of it being a blog instead of posts on Facebook is very intentional, and I don't care that not many see it. It is more of a journal.

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Re:Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted ... by randycupertino on Monday October 29, 2018 @11:58PM (#18333934)
That movie reminds me of my own family and it is so sad. I think they got radicalized when they retired and had nothing to do other than sit around watching Fox and listening to Rush Limbaugh. They used to be normal, reasonable people and now they're absolute nutters.
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