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Heard about this passing: 15%

Paid attention to this: 4%

Actively searched for news on this: 1%

Didn't hear about this: 79%

Pollara / December 11, 2023 / n=1503 / Online


This was apparently a test of respondents' perceived familiarity with news events that never actually happened - IRL details can be found here:

https://www.pollara.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-News-Recap-Dec-2023.pdf

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[–] ummthatguy@startrek.website 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Can't honor a treaty if you can't see it, am I right? TREATY CLOAKED!

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 18 points 11 months ago

It's shameful that Canadians don't pay more attention to the news. I'm pretty sure our collective knowledge of current events halved when Facebook stopped carrying news.

I bet the average Canadian couldn't even find the Neutral Zone on a map.

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 10 points 11 months ago

Surprised but glad to hear that Canada is taking point in interstellar politics.

[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

As a Canadian, I am experiencing certain emotions in regards to this news.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah ... everyone keeps talking about how the audience reacts to stuff that is given to them

No one ever asks who is giving / controlling / managing / manipulating the content that is given

This is like a rat experiment and the scientists keep analyzing the rats reactions and never talk about what they are giving the rats. If the rats are going bat shit crazy because they keep pumping them with sugar, amphetamines and cocaine ... is it any wonder that the rats in a cage are going nuts?

Communications media and social media is controlled by a very small number of private corporations that have little to no control from governments or state organizations ... the media companies basically have all the control of the content we consume, see and react to. We are only reacting to what we are seeing ... what we are seeing is controlled by a small group of corporations.

We aren't the problem

They are.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 11 months ago

sir this is a pleasure planet