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Re:Why do Americans share so much fake news? One big reason ... by PartiallyTyped on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @12:01PM (#26568950)
Attention is expensive, and outrage is a 'cheap' moral desert or perhaps a scapegoat from our problems. In a world where there is pressure for and fro everything, we end up trying min-max our life, either subconsciously or not, and it makes sense that people fall for it.
Re:Why do Americans share so much fake news? One big reason ... by rbanffy on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @12:10PM (#26569099)
Indeed. Outrage and prejudice are coping strategies for dealing with a complex and nuanced reality when we have cognitive budget limitations.