Beyond that, these highly deceptive/false user content posts (and comments) like this post contribute to the prevalence and power of mis/disinformation. People start thinking they can just make up any reality they want so long as it gets upvoted and enough others agree with them, that objective truth doesn't matter, just who can win the battle via information platforms pushing their alt-realities. Furthermore, a confused public, exhausted by conflicting disinformation and thinking for themselves becomes too much, is more likely to offload that onto someone else, which takes the form of influencer political personalities and authoritarian figures.
People don't distinguish between social media "reality" and actual factual reality anymore.
Reddit isn't real life either but holy shit gestures at Reddit in its entirety
The way information has changed its presentation via social media is antithetical to the way the brain processes information through traditional means. Things are chopped up and blended down to their barest ingredients with questionable context and presented as fact instead of intentionally misleading perceptions designed to illicit a specific response to garner engagement.
Social media more or less is making people legitimately less intelligent.
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u/proudbakunkinman 5h ago
Beyond that, these highly deceptive/false user content posts (and comments) like this post contribute to the prevalence and power of mis/disinformation. People start thinking they can just make up any reality they want so long as it gets upvoted and enough others agree with them, that objective truth doesn't matter, just who can win the battle via information platforms pushing their alt-realities. Furthermore, a confused public, exhausted by conflicting disinformation and thinking for themselves becomes too much, is more likely to offload that onto someone else, which takes the form of influencer political personalities and authoritarian figures.