tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post7021619227527613525..comments2024-03-24T16:22:24.604-08:00Comments on Richard's Page: BBBC 2017 #21RichardMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-73778298221321648342017-02-23T19:29:59.911-09:002017-02-23T19:29:59.911-09:00The fake news is more believable to some as it mat...The fake news is more believable to some as it matches their expectations and they don't even want to fact check anything as they may be proven wrong. RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-30981637697827225822017-02-23T19:23:27.447-09:002017-02-23T19:23:27.447-09:00I can't help but wonder about fake news. It...I can't help but wonder about fake news. It's really pretty easy to get people to believe stuff. I think there's a whole group of folks that just want to see how far they can go. When people will actually READ and think about what's on the screen in front f them and not just take a glance, read a few words, and move on?ToadMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873763565941746536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-59768528979292230522017-02-22T15:57:25.005-09:002017-02-22T15:57:25.005-09:00Well stated. You get what you paid for...Well stated. You get what you paid for...RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-85158400865603636502017-02-22T14:51:06.115-09:002017-02-22T14:51:06.115-09:00You have to buy subscriptions to traditional media...You have to buy subscriptions to traditional media. Free is worth what you pay for it on all levels.Conchscooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016331487463993200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-62044737872323538652017-02-22T09:04:52.111-09:002017-02-22T09:04:52.111-09:00Absolutely. And the rapid decline of traditional m...Absolutely. And the rapid decline of traditional media in their quest for clicks....RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-52147755426835163052017-02-22T08:30:31.502-09:002017-02-22T08:30:31.502-09:00Wait a moment... stuff posted on FB is not real?
...Wait a moment... stuff posted on FB is not real? <br /><br />Actually I am more worried about people who believe in social media as a reliable source for information, than about a social media platform spreading popular opinions or fake news.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-76589501807150828822017-02-21T19:33:24.332-09:002017-02-21T19:33:24.332-09:00I hope so too....I hope so too....RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-70459495023850897812017-02-21T19:32:43.040-09:002017-02-21T19:32:43.040-09:00Maybe this is just another witch trial moment—a mo...Maybe this is just another witch trial moment—a <i>modern</i> witch trial moment—on mankind’s rough and rocky road to eventual prevailing wisdom: Hearsay and absurd accusations that some take at face value now and reward with extreme, irrational, knee-jerk responses may, given 300 years or so, be regarded as laughable or with a bit of morbid fascination by those future—<i>enlightened</i>—generations...<br /><br />I hope.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868114028772520290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-78208870498064636302017-02-21T14:24:54.398-09:002017-02-21T14:24:54.398-09:00Especially frightening is how many use it as their...Especially frightening is how many use it as their ONLY news source. I guess I should've put quotes around news source. RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-66895618752848018302017-02-21T14:13:54.630-09:002017-02-21T14:13:54.630-09:00it is actually pretty frightening how many people ...it is actually pretty frightening how many people use social media as their source of news.....of course, biased their way, blocking the rest....it's truly a mess.redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.com