How to learn to think for yourself instead of follow social media

[HisArpy]

Long and boring article. Some of the facts in it are astonishing though.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/h...ink-for-yourself-2020-06-04?mod=mw_latestnews

 

[silver gurl]

All of this was already known. People are going to believe in what they want to believe in.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

The Lit BB is about as close to social media as I have. I don't have any accounts short of the LinkedIn one I had to set up as a requirement for my employment. I have never logged on to it since setting it up.

 

[SugarDaddy1]

All of this was already known. People are going to believe in what they want to believe in.

That's why there will never be peace.

 

[HisArpy]

All of this was already known. People are going to believe in what they want to believe in.

Faith trumps fact every time.

i did find the idea that 80% of social media are bots intended to do nothing more than elevate certain posts/tweets kind of surprising.

80%?

No wonder the new world order is so screwed up, people are already following orders from machines.

 

[Rightguide]

One can follow a simple rule of thumb, wait 24-48 hours after reading or hearing a sensational news story to see if the original claims are being mitigated by essential qualifiers after the fact.

 

[silver gurl]

That's why there will never be peace.

Was there ever?

Faith trumps fact every time.

i did find the idea that 80% of social media are bots intended to do nothing more than elevate certain posts/tweets kind of surprising.

80%?

No wonder the new world order is so screwed up, people are already following orders from machines.

The only social media I have is FB, which is for friends and family and nothing more. Anything "news worthy" should be fact checked.

But yes, plenty are followers.

 

[Mal_Huevo]

Thanks for Sharing, cat lady!

 

[HisArpy]

Thanks for Sharing, cat lady!

I tried. But, I see it didn't work in your case.