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SaysWho? Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 If you're wondering why more Democrats find Daily Caller more reliable than Fox, it seems young people likely don't know as much about these organizations as older people: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 They both trust the weather channel but republicans trust it less just because? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: They both trust the weather channel but republicans trust it less just because? Weather Channel will bring up topics about climate change as it relates to the weather, and Republicans believe that's bad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Republicans don’t trust Facebook? That’s hard to imagine. The few republicans in my life (older people) treat that site as Dan Rather speaking to them daily. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 52 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: They both trust the weather channel but republicans trust it less just because? Weather is woke. Tornadoes are manly, but hurricanes are non-binary. This is known. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Brian said: Republicans don’t trust Facebook? That’s hard to imagine. The few republicans in my life (older people) treat that site as Dan Rather speaking to them daily. And on the other side, liberals actually follow Dan Rather on Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 31 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: And on the other side, liberals actually follow Dan Rather on Facebook. I have had a facebook account forever but I use it infrequently; it’s mainly an RSS equivalent for family / friend photos. So I appreciate that I’m not an average user. But I don’t think it would have occurred to me in a million years to follow any celebrity of public figure on that platform, which is mainly what I use twitter for. What a world. 3 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: They both trust the weather channel but republicans trust it less just because? 3 hours ago, marioandsonic said: Weather Channel will bring up topics about climate change as it relates to the weather, and Republicans believe that's bad Also it uses data from the National Weather Service and Republicans hate “national” anything. I wonder if Trump’s feud with hurricane projections moved the needle on this at all. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Older conservatives get lots of news from their Facebook feed, but that is separate from trusting Facebook. All of the Covid misinformation tagging really ratcheted up the distrust of Facebook itself amongst that cohort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 So in other words conservatives don’t believe anything besides whatever the current gop coordinated narrative is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 41 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: I have had a facebook account forever but I use it infrequently; it’s mainly an RSS equivalent for family / friend photos. So I appreciate that I’m not an average user. But I don’t think it would have occurred to me in a million years to follow any celebrity of public figure on that platform, which is mainly what I use twitter for. What a world. I mean... it's not that different considering it's a newsfeed similar to Twitter. tbh, never in a million years would I have thought someone wouldn't have thought to do that in a million years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: I mean... it's not that different considering it's a newsfeed similar to Twitter. tbh, never in a million years would I have thought someone wouldn't have thought to do that in a million years! I honestly didn't know public figures used the platform that way. I don't think my feed has ever put a famous person's post in front of me, which is something that twitter does pretty regularly. And out of the people that it recommends I follow, it's either people I know or people connected to them, never a public figure. The more you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 It is interesting how as people believe less and less is true they actually become more susceptible to believing untrue things are real as they tend to believe only a few sources which then take advantage of that trust and bend the readers reality as needed to push their agenda. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: I honestly didn't know public figures used the platform that way. I don't think my feed has ever put a famous person's post in front of me, which is something that twitter does pretty regularly. And out of the people that it recommends I follow, it's either people I know or people connected to them, never a public figure. The more you know. I mean, yeah? I get a quarter of the followers on Twitter as I do on FB, and now that Twitter found a way to be worse under Musk, it's easier to follow on FB and Instagram. Dan's got a few million on FB. Dan Rather WWW.FACEBOOK.COM Dan Rather. 2,737,771 likes · 31,617 talking about this. The world is a better place when we have an open exchange of ideas. Here I will share my thoughts and hope to hear from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, stepee said: It is interesting how as people believe less and less is true they actually become more susceptible to believing untrue things are real as they tend to believe only a few sources which then take advantage of that trust and bend the readers reality as needed to push their agenda. The crazy guy talking about lizard people building nano-cities in your anus while you sleep used to only have the reach of a single street corner, now they have a tiktok, youtube channel, a discord, a reddit, 3 fan pages, and a podcast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 15 minutes ago, stepee said: It is interesting how as people believe less and less is true they actually become more susceptible to believing untrue things are real as they tend to believe only a few sources which then take advantage of that trust and bend the readers reality as needed to push their agenda. They'll believe some random Facebook post or some random guy with a podcast, but remain fiercely skeptical of science and evidence. It's almost like their skeptical of skepticism. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 2020 was the year I finally gave up on using Facebook for anything other than copying my Instagram posts to it. Holy shit, the amount of covid misinformation that was getting spread was insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 I unfriended so many people during COVID. I used Facebook around 5-10 minutes a month now. Fuck Facebook. I wish I could just quit it forever, but for various reasons I have to maintain an account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 19 minutes ago, marioandsonic said: They'll believe some random Facebook post or some random guy with a podcast, but remain fiercely skeptical of science and evidence. It's almost like their skeptical of skepticism. it’s frustrating dealing with someone who has fallen into the trap. Anything that comes from any source that isn’t a random facebook post or maybe fox news/newsmax is instantly false so there is no point in arguing because the truth is literally locked away from them. Truth has become unacceptable to the right wing in America and is simply not tolerated. They used “fake news” as a cover to spread fake news on a national level to the extent that they broke the coexistence of reality within the American public. I also think it’s completely unrepairable with how things are and I’m not sure what changes that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 1 hour ago, sblfilms said: Older conservatives PEOPLE get lots of news from their Facebook feed, but that is separate from trusting Facebook. All of the Covid misinformation tagging really ratcheted up the distrust of Facebook itself amongst that cohort. Fixed that for you... my mom and her friends aren't conservative at all and they got a lot of their news from Facebook. Thankfully she's waking up to how much bullshit is on there... I was worried about her during the lockdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Kal-El814 said: Also it uses data from the National Weather Service and Republicans hate “national” anything. I wonder if Trump’s feud with hurricane projections moved the needle on this at all. Not the National Rifle Association. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Fixed that for you... my mom and her friends aren't conservative at all and they got a lot of their news from Facebook. Thankfully she's waking up to how much bullshit is on there... I was worried about her during the lockdown. After my mom passed several years ago my father who was a right leaning fell hard into conservative horseshit internet media. It wasn't until he was in the hospital on his death bed that I found out. His phone would blow up from right fringe websites every 5 mins. He was also making monthly donations to these scummy mother fuckers. I had control over his accounts so I put a stop to it. It was very disheartening to find out someone so smart( he built and maintained rocket guidance systems) would fall for there scams. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Democrats seem far too trusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 27 minutes ago, osxmatt said: Democrats seem far too trusting. Not really most of whats there is legit news, the problems arise when you start factoring in editorial content, thats where shit gets nuts for all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 MSNBC and CNN are viewed identically by both dems and repubs. Hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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