The problem here is people. People are easily prone to fear, anger and hatred. They want their views legitimized. It’s virtue signaling to likeminded people and alleviate anxieties on a changing world.
The problem with the internet is that it’s simply too easy to spread nonsensical views that have no basis in fact, like the anti-vaxxers and White supremacists.
People also want to blame others for what’s wrong with their lives (“[ethnic group X] are stealing our jobs”).
Worse, is just as easy for opposing views to do the same. This makes the first group feel like they’re under attack.
These people are easy to manipulate and they are manipulated through the politics of fear. Look no further than Fox News and Donald Trump.
So this Is only an Internet problem in the sense that the barrier to saying stupid unfounded shit is not so low and motion can (and does).
The problem with the internet is that it’s simply too easy to spread nonsensical views that have no basis in fact, like the anti-vaxxers and White supremacists.
People also want to blame others for what’s wrong with their lives (“[ethnic group X] are stealing our jobs”). Worse, is just as easy for opposing views to do the same. This makes the first group feel like they’re under attack.
These people are easy to manipulate and they are manipulated through the politics of fear. Look no further than Fox News and Donald Trump.
So this Is only an Internet problem in the sense that the barrier to saying stupid unfounded shit is not so low and motion can (and does).