• Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 年前

    Any news over an hour or two isn’t news it’s fear mongering and entertainment to keep you engaged.

    I hate it and am so glad none of my immediate family watches it or even has cable.

    You hear something dozen then a hundred times and it becomes true and reality for so many people.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      2 年前

      It can happen really fast too though. Anchoring bias is where people tend to believe the first take on an event or news item that sounds reasonable to them.