Re:Social Media and the ‘Spiral of Silence’
by tbrownaw on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @04:07PM
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One of the things noted in the study, is that being on social media makes people less likely to discuss topics in person. I'm thinking Eich is an example of just why that might happen.
The more involved you are, the more aware you are of just how quickly the crowd can turn on you if you say something wrong.
> One of the things noted in the study is that being on social media makes people less likely to discuss topics in person
No, that's not noted in the study at all. The study only notes that people who don't want to discuss it in person certainly don't want to discuss it on social media. It didn't say anything about whether a person's use of social media made them less likely to discuss the topic in person.
Re:Social Media and the ‘Spiral of Silence’
by tbrownaw on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @07:13PM
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From the article: For instance, the average Facebook user (someone who uses the site a few times per day) was half as likely as other people to say they would be willing to voice their opinion with friends at a restaurant.
I understand that plenty of people don't think that Eich should have been ousted from his position as a result of his political beliefs, but your post is not just not on-topic, it is actually the opposite of the topic. It looks like you're using this post to grandstand.