[−]austin-cheney · 2026-11-15 Sun 18:51 UTC ·
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Media manipulation. Same reason Elon bought Twitter.
Most people vote for whom they are told whether by their social circle or the media they consume.
The abnormal people are those who do independent research and weigh the consequences with objective measure. This is called conscientiousness and all research on this suggests it’s highly negatively correlated to intelligence at about -0.27.
I think you've got the tail wagging the dog. People don't get brainwashed by the media, the consume the media that aligns with how they already feel. And the recent elections buck your theory anyway. Trump won the because voters felt they were being left behind, life was hard and getting harder. Now they've punished Trump for the exact same reasons.
Most people vote for whom they are told whether by their social circle or the media they consume.
The abnormal people are those who do independent research and weigh the consequences with objective measure. This is called conscientiousness and all research on this suggests it’s highly negatively correlated to intelligence at about -0.27.
Top issues this cycle were affordability (consistent) and corruption (new)