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minus-squarezante@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoI don’t know if this says anything new. It is known and self evident that people are engaged or outraged when he says something. What we need to know, is why the ground is so fertile for it.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoOur fragmented media, funneled to citizens through social media algorithms that promote confirmation bias, is the fertilizer.
I don’t know if this says anything new. It is known and self evident that people are engaged or outraged when he says something.
What we need to know, is why the ground is so fertile for it.
Our fragmented media, funneled to citizens through social media algorithms that promote confirmation bias, is the fertilizer.