Comment on American attitudes about AI today mirror poll answers about the rise of the internet in the '90s
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 20 hours agoI would have no problem getting anyone at r/conservative to pull up similar data points and statistics to show immigrants are taking jobs, contributing to crime statistics or any other claim. It’s very eerily similar to the emerging opinion on the left when compared to opinions on the right towards immigrants.
Regardless of validity of opinion. What I’m noticing is the role the media has played on shaping opinion and fed it.
The media is very predictable for sure. They put on the rose-colored glasses for the pro argument, and sensationalize the worst fears for the con. Historically, the truth lands in the middle.
Unlike the topic of immigration, with the massive wealth inequality of today, anything benefiting corporations over the working class is far more likely to work out in their favor.
LWD@lemm.ee 19 hours ago
You’ll find conservatives rarely bother trying to do this because it’s simply statistically not true
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Absolutely not true. I find more often they use lots of statistics. That’s the whole facts over feelings thing.
LWD@lemm.ee 16 hours ago
I don’t think I’ve heard anyone say that, and actually mean it, for the past 8 years…
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Then you’re in a bubble. One of the most frustrating things about the right currently is they have a large network that is very good at sharing information. They have a much tighter grip of current events than anyone I’ve seen on the left. The left are miles behind on any current events. Whenever something is happening, I’ve been heading over to right wing spaces because as much as I hate it, they tend to know things much faster and in more detail then the left wing spaces