Yeah, it's amazing how a tool that let's you find all the facts led to people finding all the facts they want and already believe and using that to further dig themselves into a hole that they believe is real.
Though it was easier to just control the masses with TVs and radios - they cant talk back, so you can spout whatever you want at them and they'll follow.
Pretty sure that Trump would've been just as popular today if the Internet was not around.
If the media liked him, he could have been a far more popular presidential candidate without the internet. In those places where the local press liked Trump, people would think he was the only viable candidate.
The internet has made people wiser and more savvy too. They've stopped one interest group from being able to make their views and messages seem like the only one.
Though it was easier to just control the masses with TVs and radios - they cant talk back, so you can spout whatever you want at them and they'll follow.
Pretty sure that Trump would've been just as popular today if the Internet was not around.