How do you think the digital age has influenced political discourse?

[Debashis]

In a world where information is easily accessible, how do you think the digital age has influenced political discourse?

Are we better informed or more polarized?

[Dismal_Bliss]

More polarized.

Back in the day, there may have been that one friends dad who was a bit crazy about politics, always watching the talking heads on TV. After listening to him ramble for a bit, you just moved on and played with your friends and thought to yourself "thank god that guy doesn't have a platform to broadcast his voice on". 

Today, thanks to social media, everyone has a platform and everyone is trying to make their voice heard, including many people who should keep silent.

[Knight Barida]

We don't have politicians believing that they can get along it well without joining one social media account or another. You now see a lot of them on Twitter or Facebook talking, unlike what we had in the past with the TV controlling the narratives then.

[Ajay25]

Definitely agree with @Dismal_Bliss that everything is more polarized

You have fractionalized platforms, like Truth Social, where people of the same beliefs hang out with each other so it becomes an echo chamber. They feed into the hysterics of each other.  

[Knight Barida]

On 5/23/2024 at 5:42 PM, Ajay25 said:

Definitely agree with @Dismal_Bliss that everything is more polarized

You have fractionalized platforms, like Truth Social, where people of the same beliefs hang out with each other so it becomes an echo chamber. They feed into the hysterics of each other.  

 

That is what we have in our country as well. These like minded people who belongs to a particular political party now form groups where they plan and lay out strategies on how to achieve their political goals.

[The Blackangel]

Now that AI is making it's entrance to the political arena, people can easily make videos that are complete bullshit in an attempt to hurt their opponent in the political race or elevate their preferred candidate. Nothing is real anymore except the bitter hatred between the parties. We've had to deal with a domestic terrorist attack from candyasses who didn't get their way. When someone is that much of a bitch, things are not good. It's pretty clear that Harris/Walz are going to win the election. But I fully expect another domestic terrorist attack to try to seize the White House and install Adolf as the dictator he wants to be.