Sorry, Abe didn't have to deal with 24/7 news & social media
by ndgenius (2023-12-28 16:40:26)
Edited on 2023-12-28 16:44:35

In reply to: It’s no different now than it ever has been  posted by sprack

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Before social media you would do speeches, debates and publish policies in the news or on a website. Reporters would interview you and you would attend community functions as a way to "get to know the people."

Now, every crackpot in the world can get an audience on Twitter and if the wrong thing gets said or done, it goes viral in an instant and the trolls and clickfarms magnify it to eternity. There's no reporter publishing a retraction and you're known for the gaffe or mistake forever.

So ya...no one wants to deal with that unless they are an activist or have a specific agenda they want to push which doesn't bode well for "working with the other side" when they only have one way of looking at anything.

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