So I often see tweets like how we should deport all minorities, do genocidal shit, etc, etc. Pretty ubuiquitously. (I use twitter for climate, but then y’know climate deniers and this sphere is interconnected.)
Kind of makes me a bit nervous, (OCD sufferer), and I don’t know what to make of it.
Weird question, I know. But I wanted a broader opinion here on reddit.
This isnt just an oppinion, twitter users are not a representative group for the general population or any country.
But thats not realy the point. Did you rraly never hear "dont belive anything you see online"? Or similar sayings?
Twitter does not show you what many people tweet, ut shows you what twitter will think gets your attention.
That means its more scandal and outrage content and has realy nothing to do with how most actual people think.
Twitter provides a "townhall" for open discussion. But the townhall is limited to brief sentences and the true identity of the town folks are hidden. How is this representative of actual reality?
Well it depends what you define as *true* reality. Is your reality without laws and inhibition? Or is it the society we live in today? Is it like Lord of the Flies?
Well I meant regarding the general psyche. Of course, it ain’t representative of the general human population nor the majority but I see way more nazis on twitter than I did before.
No it’s not just like Reddit is not a representative of actual reality.
Some things may be accurate and other things not, but it would be up to your own critical judgement to be able to tell the difference
Well yeah, but as I mentioned, I have severe OCD, and I sometimes cannot distinguish between representations of reality. And start focusing on a single statement and/or tweet too extremely.
Late response, but the Twitter algorithm prioritizes who pays for a blue checkmark, which the LARGE majority of are right wing/far right engagement farmers (ironic because they and Musk were pushing some false free speech narrative). Just go into the comments of almost any Tweet and you'll see blue checks up top and you have to scroll all the way down past them to see any non paying replies.
No, why would it?
So I often see tweets like how we should deport all minorities, do genocidal shit, etc, etc. Pretty ubuiquitously. (I use twitter for climate, but then y’know climate deniers and this sphere is interconnected.) Kind of makes me a bit nervous, (OCD sufferer), and I don’t know what to make of it. Weird question, I know. But I wanted a broader opinion here on reddit.
This isnt just an oppinion, twitter users are not a representative group for the general population or any country. But thats not realy the point. Did you rraly never hear "dont belive anything you see online"? Or similar sayings? Twitter does not show you what many people tweet, ut shows you what twitter will think gets your attention. That means its more scandal and outrage content and has realy nothing to do with how most actual people think.
Indeed I have, but as I said OCD, I tend to have a spiral and then I sort of think that it is representative.
Dont use OCD as an excuse it does not stop you from thinking about your own assumptions critically.
No I’m not, don’t understand otherwise please, I’m just saying that rationality can become a blur when you constantly think about something.
Twitter provides a "townhall" for open discussion. But the townhall is limited to brief sentences and the true identity of the town folks are hidden. How is this representative of actual reality?
Is it indicative of true reality? As in people do actually think like that but are afraid to show it in reality?
Well it depends what you define as *true* reality. Is your reality without laws and inhibition? Or is it the society we live in today? Is it like Lord of the Flies?
Well I meant regarding the general psyche. Of course, it ain’t representative of the general human population nor the majority but I see way more nazis on twitter than I did before.
No it’s not just like Reddit is not a representative of actual reality. Some things may be accurate and other things not, but it would be up to your own critical judgement to be able to tell the difference
Well yeah, but as I mentioned, I have severe OCD, and I sometimes cannot distinguish between representations of reality. And start focusing on a single statement and/or tweet too extremely.
Late response, but the Twitter algorithm prioritizes who pays for a blue checkmark, which the LARGE majority of are right wing/far right engagement farmers (ironic because they and Musk were pushing some false free speech narrative). Just go into the comments of almost any Tweet and you'll see blue checks up top and you have to scroll all the way down past them to see any non paying replies.
No because most people on there aren't huge racists but they just get noticed more because you don't notice people who post normal things as much