[superkuh]

It is more likely to be perceived as a common opinion and then people tend to go with what they think the crowd thinks.

(PDF) http://erewhon.superkuh.com/library/Neuroscience/Psychology/...

[ethbro]

That would work through repeatedly exposing people to positive or favorable news. Aka astroturfing. Aka what I asked about.

Parent comment specified the same news, which makes less sense.

If I hear 100x that MS is buying GitHub, that doesn't make me more likely to respond favorably.