Anonymous 1 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:32 pmI'm not upset or offended, I'm having a conversation. You did, in fact, say something about taking me at my word. The PEW research center is non partisan and is considered one of the more scholarly and generally well respected sources out there, with favorable ratings from both conservatives and liberals. The link I posted is mostly polling, it's very light on opinions and conclusions. What, exactly, do you take issue with? You're going to request academic sources and then reject one of the most reputable polling organizations out there? K.PixieLu3 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:24 pmAnonymous 1 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:18 pm
No one needs to take me at my word. I posted a topic for us to discuss, you can simply respond to that if you would like. Do I think it could be counted as social commentary of an academic degree? Yes. Insisting otherwise just because it's Tiktok is, indeed, snobby. But I'm also okay with this not being an academic discussion. I'm not aware of academic papers analyzing "hate following" which is, apparently, what it's called. Perhaps it just isn't of interest in the academic world yet.
I found this on PEW which we can perhaps draw conclusions from but it doesn't exactly hit hard on the topic of WHY people engage or do not engage. They cite sources, though.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/20 ... from-them/
If you're okay with a less academic source, there are dozens and dozens of articles that come up with a simple google search.
I said nothing about taking you at your word, I was just simply stating an "academic" fact of information obtained on social media is not credible, and because it's not credible you have those, like Bacon, who will essentially "call you out on your bs." Sorry if trying to help you came off as "snobby", but if that's what you "feel" it's no wonder why Bacon is clearly upsetting and "offending" you. Also, PEW is not a credible source either, but I appreciate the college effort.
https://www.allsides.com/news-source/pew-research
Ok I see I might have to break this down a bit easier for you...
1. A credible source of information (especially in today's society) would typically include academic books, academic journals, academic papers, etc... something that is "polling" is typically simply a popular opinion (that doesn't make it factual).
2. If you weren't upset and/or offended then you wouldn't be so adamant on trying to defend yourself and wouldn't be accusatory or indirectly calling others names, like "snobby".
3. Where "in fact" did I say anything about taking you specifically at your word. Using the term YOU can, grammatically, be used as a term indicating the general population, which is what I was doing. Someone who is stating they were in academy should probably know that.