the sever im on is listed on there for not proactively taking down hate speech

do you think people are more likely to go to more partisan boards?

Lang, they have very strict rules on commnets - so each comment takes more time

and people don't shitpost

ok

Id like to look into the effects of social media on ideology for a future vid

Lang you make videos?

plan to

im trying to decide my format still

im thinking of just doing think pieces and research style vids

I think social media might increase your intensity of holding your current position

so it kinda makes you more extreme

but not really shifts you on the spectrum - but anyway that is just hypothesis

not sure

can only speak for my own subjective observation of myself

social media has made me more bitter and drepressed though

Planned vids are Millennials and Self-Censorship, A Case Against #WalkAway, Whats Wrong with Totalitarianism, and now How Social Media Effects Ideology.

Actually theres also the position that you end up changing your position to fit in

Ginga, have you ever done this though?

I have not

I presume some people do, but it's tough to say how prevalent this is

I kinda did back then.

But it was easy. Maybe its not true and they are just pretending.

Now that I think of it.

probbably depends on personality a lot

when I was younger I pretended more to fit in - but that fades with age

Like if I meet someone I was friends with and he hates something, ill just mention shit like "you know what? Yeah I can see that"

though I don't think I ever changed my acutal views to fit in

Dunno, I was always told that you can entertain a thought without accepting it.

My basic Hypothesis is: the more you use social media then the more likely you are to become more extreme on your politics.

And Id also argue that you change positions for the extreme to fit in.

That will likely be a factor i look into

Lago, there probbably is some truth to that - but now sure how you would support that - I mean presumably you can do some surverys - but will be tough

I gotta use my History and Poly-Sci degree for something, I might as well have fun with it lol

And dont forget this sort of shit is something social media giants would like to know.

If they cant understand it.

Or you know what, maybe they do

But not telling anyone.

They know social media is shit.

I mean the idea is for it to be a relatively extensive observational study

as well as use other studies to back up my claims