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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 [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why is social media options any factor in this discussion?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Social media aren't "the general public"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yes

[–] [email protected] 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

...they asked on social media.