My knee jerk reaction is to ask if heavy social media users viewpoints collapse into the popular narrative that politicians pick up. This would account for the feeling of alignment. The actual...
My knee jerk reaction is to ask if heavy social media users viewpoints collapse into the popular narrative that politicians pick up. This would account for the feeling of alignment. The actual viewpoints are probably based on grievance (bc the algorithm) which would account for the feeling that democracy doesn't work.
Heavy users of social media are more likely than others to believe that leaders are listening to them and to view democratic participation as effective, according to a study conducted by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup. However, they are also less likely to think democracy is the best form of government and more likely to express views that depart from widely held democratic norms about violence and political compromise.
These results are from a nationally representative study of more than 20,000 U.S. adults, conducted July 7-Aug. 25, 2025, that finds complex relationships between social media usage and views of U.S. democracy, even when controlling for age, income and other factors related to social media use.
No surprise. Having an audience for "how right you are" is distinctly an internet phenomenon, and more acutely a social media one. From your desk chair, you've got all the answers and believe in...
No surprise. Having an audience for "how right you are" is distinctly an internet phenomenon, and more acutely a social media one.
From your desk chair, you've got all the answers and believe in your soul that those with the strongest conviction, the best sarcasm and the hottest takes win.
My knee jerk reaction is to ask if heavy social media users viewpoints collapse into the popular narrative that politicians pick up. This would account for the feeling of alignment. The actual viewpoints are probably based on grievance (bc the algorithm) which would account for the feeling that democracy doesn't work.
No surprise. Having an audience for "how right you are" is distinctly an internet phenomenon, and more acutely a social media one.
From your desk chair, you've got all the answers and believe in your soul that those with the strongest conviction, the best sarcasm and the hottest takes win.