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In reply to the discussion: What kind of people believe in conspiracy theories? And why? [View all]underpants
(182,803 posts)If people are curious about lets say QAnon and go looking on Facebook or YouTube the algorithms think they want to see information and deluge them with it. You could just be looking for background or the basics but suddenly you cant get away from it.
My wife and I watched the 5 or 6 part documentary on the Watkins (highly recommended) and poor Fred. If wed used the YouTube channel to watch it wed probably get Q stuff pop up on it left and right. People indoctrinate themselves into it via the algorithms.
Theres an old truism in sales about introducing a product. After 16 times of seeing a product (or idea) the chances of buying increase dramatically. This is why people who watch a certain show on a TV network will tend to watch other shows on that same network- they see ads for the shows as they watch their preferred show. Hey! That looks interesting! We used to watch the Runway show in Bravo and watched lots of other shows on Bravo because of it. When Runway went to Lifetime I dont think weve watched Bravo since. Rupert Murdoch way over bought the NFL at the early point of Fox TV and used it to promote other shows. It worked.