I don't think the common consumers care about that
I bet most don't even know! The average American is probably only dimly aware of the Elon Discourse, if they're aware at all
My parents and Aunt and Uncle aren't super online. I bet they don't know anything about what he posts on Twitter
I've also strongly considered not Tesla cars because of Elon's antics but this article just confirms my biases which is why I have to look harder at it
I'm not sceptical of the premise, because clearly the strong feelings people have towards Elon will turn some people off, but that kind of effect is hard to quantity
As the article, and others, note Tesla sales are down. That could be for any number of reasons and it doesn't make a convincing case that it's because of Elon
Tesla sales have been strong for so long despite Elon's continued crazy behavior that I find it hard to attribute the cause to the effect. Why now? Why not any of the other crazy stuff he's done?
"The World Happiness Report and the Gallup/Meta social connectedness data show peak loneliness for younger Americans. It's widely recognized that social support and feelings of loneliness are influential factors in determining overall happiness, and these dynamics differ across various age groups," she said. "The quality of interpersonal relationships may impact the wellbeing of younger and older individuals in distinct ways."
Irl I often repeat what other people say in my own words and ask them if that's what they believe. It both helps me understand where they're coming from and confirm I get them
On the Internet I almost never do.
Communication is a two way street. You can be as explicit as you want but if people are trying to win an argument instead of have a discussion they're going to misconstrue what you're saying more often than not.
Pick any point in the last hundred years and you'll have the world coming apart because of global conflict, assassinations and bombings, or the threat of nuclear catastrophe, all under a backdrop of environmental destruction and pollution. Despite all this the previous generation is reported to be happier
Everything you listed is legit, but it's our ability to serve up fresh horrors at all hours of the day that has changed.
What's worse, is that social media gives us the feeling that we're well informed when we're actually not. Think of all the people you know who you think are well informed. Journalists, experts, even some bloggers. They didn't get that way by scrolling for content on social media all the time.
All that to say that I think anyone who uses social media should consider how their media diet effects them
On a personal level it's one of the reasons I try to use things like reddit (or Lemmy) less and fill my life with things that are more enriching, like books and music
At the time barnacles represented a major taxonomic mystery. They have a bizarre lifecycle that baffled scientists and figuring out what they were related to was baffling
Some one on that "we need more sensitive men like in LOTR" post one of the top comments was about how men aren't like this because capitalism. I point out the absurdity of that message and get ratio'd
Why it do it like that?