Re:Open letter from the BMJ to Mark Zuckerberg
by tcbawo on Friday December 17, 2021 @06:28PM
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Being aware of biases is difficult in an attention-starved society, where specific opinions and confirmation biased news reports are pumped to social media with a Denial-of-Service-like frequency. Tribes have formed. We've gotten to a highly polarized society where every answer begins with "But they...". The most hardcore partisans I know follow and share news to essentially keep up with and mock what "They" are up to.
I particularly avoid discussing politics with family and friends. I've started to tell my family and friends that there is no "They". There are only individuals. I'm also fairly convinced that roughly 5% of the population is insane, although the more political you become, you start to believe that number is closer to 50%.
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Re:Open letter from the BMJ to Mark Zuckerberg
by esyir on Friday December 17, 2021 @07:40PM
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I share that opinion (and hope) that a minority of the population is insane. However why does it feel like said insane are running the asylum.
Re:Open letter from the BMJ to Mark Zuckerberg
by AussieWog93 on Saturday December 18, 2021 @05:10AM
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Because insane (or angry, or radicalised) people are far more likely to vote or express political statements.