Yes...formerly known as systematic brainwashing...now it's 'algorithmic manipulation' and it has been creeping in since at least the 90's.. it just wasn't as sophisticated on all levels as it is now.
During the hearings last week in DC where Mr Zuckerberg and his friends were asked about their platforms controlling our lives, there was a perfect description of how this works:
The social media networks and platforms were designed to hook people like trolling for fish, hook ‘em, and then real them into addiction.
They called it a “digital casino” structured to make us “need” our drug.
The videos feeds from Fb, Insta, Snapchat, were specifically manufactured to make us feel like we have hit the jackpot every time we see something we like, over and over.
I have people in my circle who are completely addicted to this herion.
years ago I lost a few friends to the Q Anon BS and had to stop "following" another who was sharing "trad wife" BS (and she got really pissed off when I pointed out that NO ONE ever said she couldn't enjoy being a wife and mother, and that NO ONE prevented her from serving in the military (she's a vet) or from starting and running her own business. She got very offended that the meme she'd shared came from an extreme right wing space...).
Yes...formerly known as systematic brainwashing...now it's 'algorithmic manipulation' and it has been creeping in since at least the 90's.. it just wasn't as sophisticated on all levels as it is now.
During the hearings last week in DC where Mr Zuckerberg and his friends were asked about their platforms controlling our lives, there was a perfect description of how this works:
The social media networks and platforms were designed to hook people like trolling for fish, hook ‘em, and then real them into addiction.
They called it a “digital casino” structured to make us “need” our drug.
The videos feeds from Fb, Insta, Snapchat, were specifically manufactured to make us feel like we have hit the jackpot every time we see something we like, over and over.
I have people in my circle who are completely addicted to this herion.
years ago I lost a few friends to the Q Anon BS and had to stop "following" another who was sharing "trad wife" BS (and she got really pissed off when I pointed out that NO ONE ever said she couldn't enjoy being a wife and mother, and that NO ONE prevented her from serving in the military (she's a vet) or from starting and running her own business. She got very offended that the meme she'd shared came from an extreme right wing space...).