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A Driverless Car in China Hit a Pedestrian. Social Media Users Are Siding With the Car (time.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by ooli@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] exanime@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why is social media options any factor in this discussion?

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's beneficial to know what the general public thinks about issues?

[–] Takios@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 months ago

I don't think "posts on social media" is a good indicator for what the public thinks anymore, if ever. The amount and reach of bot or bought accounts are disturbingly high.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Social media aren't "the general public"

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you have a better way of interviewing Chinese Nationals for Western media?

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yes

[–] exanime@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

With the terrible demographic distribution, the absolute sewage social media is and the bots that make more than half the content. If you want to know what the general public thinks, you could not chose any worse source

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 points 2 months ago

...they asked on social media.