Researchers analyzed more than 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada and found that 87 per cent of conspiratorial claims come from influencers, with just 100 users responsible for nearly 70 per cent of online conspiracy claims. Users on Elon Musk’s X were the biggest culprits.
It’s not just numbers though, is it? There’s that algorithm thing they use to steer things. Otherwise in principle I agree wirh you.
But it is numbers. It’s always been about numbers. Humans are social creatures. We see everybody agreeing about something, we tend to also agree. It’s a weird phenomenon that has research behind it. It’s not like you or I are going to become Trump supporters because we see everybody agreeing with him. There are somethings that are immovable. But many opinions are movable and in those areas this groups are attempting to get numbers. It should be met with an equal and greater force. At the same time we need to quit being defensive and go back on the offensive. We should be creating groups and building networks. The algorithms do respond.