There's plenty of data on this, Ari. Only someone who can't think for themselves and is committed to some political a priori [like Angel] doesn't understand it. Not going to waste my time.
If you think the solution to our problems is granting the government the power to dictate how a private company curates its own platforms, then I'm afraid it's you who hasn't properly thought this issue through.
I hope that when you're teaching Critical Thinking, Civics, and Culture, you don't resort to or advocate for petty ad hominem and mind-reading like this, Rob. Accusing people who disagree with you of being unable to parse issues accurately, being "thin thinkers" and—ironically enough, "partisans at heart"—isn't going to do much to overcome the political divide.
But at least now you're hurling your condescending insults under your own name, which I guess is an improvement.
N=1. Selection bias from news aggregators is one of the leading causes of our dysfunctional politics today. Unsuspecting people who buy an iPhone or iPad are getting programmed to support Democrats when they browse the news on their devices. Anyone who is concerned about critical thinking among the voting public ought to be alarmed.
"Selection bias from news aggregators is one of the leading causes of our dysfunctional politics today. "
Just throwing this out there like it's an unassailable truth without one iota of supporting evidence does not build confidence in the thoughtfulness of your analysis.
I feel you have it backwards. Yellow journalism has been around since before Citizen Kane. The thing that concerns me is that so many in the public are not thinking critically. Primary sources are more accessible now than ever before. Maybe the problem is democracy.
There's plenty of data on this, Ari. Only someone who can't think for themselves and is committed to some political a priori [like Angel] doesn't understand it. Not going to waste my time.
"There's plenty of data but I can't give it to you"
You should avoid making wild claims that you can't back up. Not a good look.
"Think like me if you want to think for yourself."
You’ve always been unable to parse issues accurately. A partisan at heart. A thin thinker.
If you think the solution to our problems is granting the government the power to dictate how a private company curates its own platforms, then I'm afraid it's you who hasn't properly thought this issue through.
I hope that when you're teaching Critical Thinking, Civics, and Culture, you don't resort to or advocate for petty ad hominem and mind-reading like this, Rob. Accusing people who disagree with you of being unable to parse issues accurately, being "thin thinkers" and—ironically enough, "partisans at heart"—isn't going to do much to overcome the political divide.
But at least now you're hurling your condescending insults under your own name, which I guess is an improvement.
Which party?
Democrat, of course. I worked with Angel at the original FAIR.
Apple News’ blatant selection and framing bias is well established. It has been featured in my “media literacy” classes for several years.
But isn't the point "Who cares?" I am in the Apple ecosphere, have been since 1984. I didn't even know "Apple News" was a thing.
N=1. Selection bias from news aggregators is one of the leading causes of our dysfunctional politics today. Unsuspecting people who buy an iPhone or iPad are getting programmed to support Democrats when they browse the news on their devices. Anyone who is concerned about critical thinking among the voting public ought to be alarmed.
"Selection bias from news aggregators is one of the leading causes of our dysfunctional politics today. "
Just throwing this out there like it's an unassailable truth without one iota of supporting evidence does not build confidence in the thoughtfulness of your analysis.
Maybe engage your prefrontal cortex
I feel you have it backwards. Yellow journalism has been around since before Citizen Kane. The thing that concerns me is that so many in the public are not thinking critically. Primary sources are more accessible now than ever before. Maybe the problem is democracy.
Which party?