11-16-2016, 09:49 AM -
(11-15-2016, 07:47 PM)Donald J-Stupid Wrote: I naively thought that everyone in this day and age knows that those quote memes are all made up
Get your point about how it can be hard when it comes to trump tbf
I was just as naive tbh. Because I can read an article and then verify its source I assumed that most could. But they can't, won't, or just don't care enough to. Dank hit it there that it's more about reinforcing your own opinions. If you see a fake news story that holds your view you don't care if it's real you just read the headline and move on with your day.
I'm of the opinion that Donald Trump was 100% meme'd into the White House.
/r/The_Donald is a fascinating read and actually one of the more informed and impartial (amongst all the hyperbole) sources of information I've seen. It's a real cross section of legitimate Trump voters who are happy to express their reasons for it, and a shit load of wee digital anarchists who voted as a big fuck you to mum and dad. Really interesting. It's just a lot of backslapping and Nelson-level "haha"'s now, but in the run up to the election they were making legitimate impacts with meme's and fake smear campaigns. I've no doubt that a 300,000-strong internet group could have an influence on an election in which the vast majority get their news from social media.