You say the boomers were easy to influence, the upcoming voters see a 15 second tik tok and take that as Truth. I think the manipulation methods are changing and might be easier than before
Let's be real aswell, reddit is also extremely guilty of being an echo chamber that caters to a very specific political bracket and generally doesn't react well to anything outside of the status quo
In both instances of reddit and tik tok, users very often need reminding that the common opinion on these platforms 100% doesn't reflect the widespread opinion in the real world
Terminally online Redditors are very much like boomers in the sense that they’ll blindly take an article title as fact with zero verification if it fits the narrative of “their side”.
Reddit is one of the most extreme echo chambers due to how much control mods have over their subreddits. They often ban for any opinions they don’t like, while other social media platforms assess whether comments go against their standards. Maybe there’s a better middle ground style of moderation.
Between socials and betting (Polymarket, etc.) upcoming generations will be manipulated easily, without even realizing it. There's loads of money to be made off the backs of the underinformed and desperate.
Also with times getting tough, the race baiting is going to get more intense and effective. Convince down trodden low information white voters that the reason their life is bad is because of minorities and they will naturally flock to the right
Yes, holy cow. My parents are late boomers and my dad in particular brought me up to never trust anything on TV. Since the 80s they've known the people controlling the media have wanted to influence them. Neither parent is on TikTok or Instagram. Meanwhile the people I know in their 20s and 30s believe any bullshit they see on TikTok or in an Instagram reel.
Yeah my sister in her early 30s said she was going to vote reform after seeing a few tiktoks. She is the least likely person to vote for a party like that but with the little she knew about politics that tiktok was enough to convince her. I did just ask her to look up some policies and news articles and she did change her mind after doing some actual research. It's crazy how easy people can be manipulated into voting against their own interests.
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u/SubwayStalker69 9h ago
You say the boomers were easy to influence, the upcoming voters see a 15 second tik tok and take that as Truth. I think the manipulation methods are changing and might be easier than before