Comments by "bj0rn" (@TheLivirus) on "Facebook's role in Brexit — and the threat to democracy | Carole Cadwalladr" video.

  1. I think this intense focus on social media platforms is to a certain degree a red herring. I believe Trump and Brexit are responses to real problems in our society which have been overlooked by the establishment. It's probably correct that xenophobic campaigns have relied heavily on social media platforms to promote their campaigns, but let's not pretend they were alone in this. If we want to restore people's belief in the democratic process, how about we begin by listening carefully to their concerns and then develop policy which address these concerns in more sensible ways than proposed by Trump and Brexit. I don't think we can turn this around if we keep dismissing people's concerns as figments of imagination.
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  2. Alright so let's not use it then.
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  3. Yeah, I think you're on to something. It seems the reason for the panic about social media platforms is not that these are fundamentally flawed, but that they are beyond the control of the establishment. They have grown fond of their strong grip on the flow of information and now panic because people have turned to social media platforms which are outside their sphere of influence.
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  4. Mark Blyth has a far more accurate diagnosis of this problem and it does not involve social media. The problem in brief: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwK0jeJ8wxg The revolt against the creditor class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSS4GCA__As Global Trumpism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkm2Vfj42FY Why people vote against their "best" interests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsqGITb0W4A
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