▲ 1028 ▼ TikTok To Be Sold To Trump’s Right Wing Billionaire Buddies And Converted Into A Propaganda Mill (www.techdirt.com) submitted 1 year ago by vegeta@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 159 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ipitco@lemmybefree.net -1 points 1 year ago (5 children) I don't think sharing such biased media is useful permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) It's pretty useful to own all the media though. Which the right wing do in fact own. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ipitco@lemmybefree.net 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) knowing trump is pissed off at many media, i'm not so sure about this Anyways, any obviously biased media is close to useless to me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) There are always biases though? I'm having trouble understanding why you find obviously biased media less useful. The more obvious the bias, the easier to boil it down to facts, no? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ipitco@lemmybefree.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) I prefer making my own opinion of things. Consuming biased media will make me think a specific view is the truth, but there can be more to it Biased media makes you think an opinion is the truth, and that's dangerous for your critical thinking abilities permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I disagree. Critical thinking abilities are the antidote to thinking an opinion is the truth. Illiterate medieval serf with no critical thinking abilities: "it is written, therefore it must be true" Vs. Modern, educated person subjected to gigabytes of information at their fingertips: "I'll need to see a primary source for the info in this video because it looks like this YouTuber might have an axe to grind" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) It's pretty useful to own all the media though. Which the right wing do in fact own. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ipitco@lemmybefree.net 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) knowing trump is pissed off at many media, i'm not so sure about this Anyways, any obviously biased media is close to useless to me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) There are always biases though? I'm having trouble understanding why you find obviously biased media less useful. The more obvious the bias, the easier to boil it down to facts, no? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ipitco@lemmybefree.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) I prefer making my own opinion of things. Consuming biased media will make me think a specific view is the truth, but there can be more to it Biased media makes you think an opinion is the truth, and that's dangerous for your critical thinking abilities permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I disagree. Critical thinking abilities are the antidote to thinking an opinion is the truth. Illiterate medieval serf with no critical thinking abilities: "it is written, therefore it must be true" Vs. Modern, educated person subjected to gigabytes of information at their fingertips: "I'll need to see a primary source for the info in this video because it looks like this YouTuber might have an axe to grind" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ipitco@lemmybefree.net 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) knowing trump is pissed off at many media, i'm not so sure about this Anyways, any obviously biased media is close to useless to me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) There are always biases though? I'm having trouble understanding why you find obviously biased media less useful. The more obvious the bias, the easier to boil it down to facts, no? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ipitco@lemmybefree.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) I prefer making my own opinion of things. Consuming biased media will make me think a specific view is the truth, but there can be more to it Biased media makes you think an opinion is the truth, and that's dangerous for your critical thinking abilities permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I disagree. Critical thinking abilities are the antidote to thinking an opinion is the truth. Illiterate medieval serf with no critical thinking abilities: "it is written, therefore it must be true" Vs. Modern, educated person subjected to gigabytes of information at their fingertips: "I'll need to see a primary source for the info in this video because it looks like this YouTuber might have an axe to grind" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) There are always biases though? I'm having trouble understanding why you find obviously biased media less useful. The more obvious the bias, the easier to boil it down to facts, no? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ipitco@lemmybefree.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) I prefer making my own opinion of things. Consuming biased media will make me think a specific view is the truth, but there can be more to it Biased media makes you think an opinion is the truth, and that's dangerous for your critical thinking abilities permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I disagree. Critical thinking abilities are the antidote to thinking an opinion is the truth. Illiterate medieval serf with no critical thinking abilities: "it is written, therefore it must be true" Vs. Modern, educated person subjected to gigabytes of information at their fingertips: "I'll need to see a primary source for the info in this video because it looks like this YouTuber might have an axe to grind" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ipitco@lemmybefree.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) I prefer making my own opinion of things. Consuming biased media will make me think a specific view is the truth, but there can be more to it Biased media makes you think an opinion is the truth, and that's dangerous for your critical thinking abilities permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I disagree. Critical thinking abilities are the antidote to thinking an opinion is the truth. Illiterate medieval serf with no critical thinking abilities: "it is written, therefore it must be true" Vs. Modern, educated person subjected to gigabytes of information at their fingertips: "I'll need to see a primary source for the info in this video because it looks like this YouTuber might have an axe to grind" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I disagree. Critical thinking abilities are the antidote to thinking an opinion is the truth. Illiterate medieval serf with no critical thinking abilities: "it is written, therefore it must be true" Vs. Modern, educated person subjected to gigabytes of information at their fingertips: "I'll need to see a primary source for the info in this video because it looks like this YouTuber might have an axe to grind" permalink fedilink source parent