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[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman🇬🇧🌳🟦 27 insightful - 3 fun27 insightful - 2 fun28 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

reddit isn't the real world

I think a lot of us are guilty of forgetting this

[–]deliciousdogfoodmy name isnt a puppyplay reference i swear 21 insightful - 1 fun21 insightful - 0 fun22 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They try very hard to convince us that social media reflects the world. Because the tiny fragment of the world social media captures is all they have.

[–]zephyranthes 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Many politicians answer to social media.

  • Some of them confuse social media for the real world (entertainment execs do - why not politicians?).

  • For the new generation, social media asspats may be the end goal.

  • Political machines are made of tiny people who may not be interested in success, only in keeping their job. "We were following social media trends" may be a good excuse for failure.

[–]Criticallacitirc 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I was banned from Gender Cynical for my first and only comment in that sub.

"Imagine thinking what happens on reddit matters in the real world"