The News media and Social media in general excels at misinterpreting, misunderstanding or outright lying about events.
One does it to drive up revenue, push politics, and manipulate situations . The other hopes to push emotionally driven responses to further their chosen political ideology. Often these two groups play off each other to boost their impact.
As fun as it is to break out pitchforks and torches every time a media talking head or social media ‘influencer’ decides we should.
One should instead wait for their emotions to settle before they make a choice on how to respond to upsetting and or infuriating information. Making a spur of the moment choice based off what you feel at the moment can have lasting and very permanent consequences.
The News media and Social media in general excels at misinterpreting, misunderstanding or outright lying about events.
One does it to drive up revenue, push politics, and manipulate situations . The other hopes to push emotionally driven responses to further their chosen political ideology. Often these two groups play off each other to boost their impact.
As fun as it is to break out pitchforks and torches every time a media talking head or social media ‘influencer’ decides we should.
One should instead wait for their emotions to settle before they make a choice on how to respond to upsetting and or infuriating information. Making a spur of the moment choice based off what you feel at the moment can have lasting and very permanent consequences.