I'm not talking about people who might actually be affected by policy changes. I'm talking about people (again, at both ends of the spectrum) who are just angry and pissed and are posting fake news bits because they support their anger. People who literally post outraged, ridiculous Facebook posts sometimes a half dozen times in a single day. People who were NOT doing this before 2016's election. People whose daily lives aren't really all that different post-election. But now it's all vitriol and offense and everyone is suspect who doesn't think like them on political issues.
I've been on Facebook for a decade. It was never like this before. And I know many of these people personally -- enough to know this is just emotional overreacting and knee-jerk anger at people who don't agree with them about politics. Folks who never used to jump on bandwagons are hopping on for the ride now.
It's ridiculous and it doesn't solve anything. And it's not even making them feel better. It's the ugly side to "social media," and it's liable to be its downfall.
I've been on Facebook for a decade. It was never like this before. And I know many of these people personally -- enough to know this is just emotional overreacting and knee-jerk anger at people who don't agree with them about politics. Folks who never used to jump on bandwagons are hopping on for the ride now.
It's ridiculous and it doesn't solve anything. And it's not even making them feel better. It's the ugly side to "social media," and it's liable to be its downfall.