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whistlingbatter t1_jb0ans3 wrote

the bier hall putsch was also started in a very loud echo chamber

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phred14 t1_jb2spiz wrote

Replying to FraseraSpeciosa (#2,168,391)

There are of course the arguments about there being left-leaning echo chambers, but then you have to ask how much of that is a "both sides" argument and how much is real. Keeping in mind the "facts have a liberal bias" comments.

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tylerernie68 t1_jb37fs9 wrote

No real human would ever question covid policies or pharma published info

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Haui111 t1_jb4a3sw wrote

Replying to FraseraSpeciosa (#2,168,391)

I think it’s cowardly that they vote you down instead of discussing with you.

I don’t think it’s that easy but you’re right in a way. I think reddit is a more obscure, has stronger and decentralized moderation and also is more democratic than other sm platforms. This attracts and keeps a more diverse and (imo) higher educated crowd.

It also does not encourage the loudest voice or the most „prominent“ as for example twitter does.

So yes, I think reddit is far better at keeping people in communication.

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methyltheobromine_ t1_jb4t8t2 wrote

Echo chambers lead to extremism, any kind of extremism. There are no more echo chambers on "the right". Echo chambers aren't even limited to politics.

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[deleted] OP t1_jb5ty2l wrote

Replying to methyltheobromine_ (#2,171,724)

You are correct. "Right echo chambers" are most of the time even smaller (but often "louder", therefore, the right chambers appear larger than they are). But this one here is very focused on small but polarizing topics. This shape seems exceptionally "designed" showing strange communication patterns (presumably amplified and intended by Kremlin-orchestrated troll accounts). That is what the study is saying. Nothing more, nothing less.

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