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by wallacoloo
1527 days ago
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i feel like i'm out of touch. the premise is that most Americans don't like/agree with the political aspects of their social media: to which i wonder, why don't they disengage? even in 2022, it's not hard to find people who don't talk partisan politics. it's not hard to find people who value epistemics. the web-like portions of the internet make this easy. Google "rationalist community" and the first result is LessWrong. Google "neutral political news" and you get allsides.com. moreover, find just one person associated with a single thing you value and you can connect with them, chat with or browse who they're following, and recurse connections until you've embedded yourself in an environment of people you enjoy associating with. this stuff is in easier reach than it's ever been. if you expect to consume the firehose and enjoy it, you're disillusioned: never has a single source appealed to every individual on the planet. you have to select your peers. curate your connections. if a friend repeatedly blasts you with bad political takes, cut or reduce the connection. the digital web isn't that different from the irl web in this aspect. it's your responsibility to craft connections that benefit your life. FB/Twitter/etc are tools to use in that (and far from the only ones), but you cannot abdicate your responsibility and expect good results. |
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It gets dragged in a lot of places whether you want it or not.
For example, I saw a discussion recently on a real estate forum where someone stated that US demographics show the population is about to tank and so real estate prices will crash when there are too many houses for the smaller population. Someone else pointed out the prediction wasn't compensating for illegal immigration and immediately the brigade went into action accusing them of being a republican.
Even on motorcycle forums with regard to Chinese-manufactured bike engines and whether you're supporting the CCP by buying one, etc. It feels like it's getting unavoidable.