Social Media & Politics
Social media has not been around a terribly long time in terms of years and time spent. However, the days of when MySpace fully came onto the scene was not that long ago. Since then, Facebook has asserted a massive presence. That presence has been used by Facebook itself and others to change the face of different realms of society. Just one of those realms would happen to be the political scene. However, there are plenty of people that disagree about how much impact social medic could or should have when it comes to politics. While Malcolm Gladwell is quick to point out that social media has ignited social activities and levels of political activity not seen before, he insists that social media cannot replace the real depth, breadth and substance of what makes politics work.
Analysis
The interesting way in which Gladwell is wont to speak about social media and the effects it will have is that the revolution will “not be tweeted”. Indeed, the initial anecdote in the story is about something that happened half a century ago, when black people were often barred from doing so such as using the “wrong” restroom, water fountain or eating establishment. Gladwell’s assertion, in general, is that while social media is most certainly part of the calculus when looking at what is going on in the world, it is not the true catalyst of what is going on. Gladwell uses Twitter as an example and explains that the movements in areas like Iran and within Al Qaeda are all well and good. However, they are not actually created and perpetuated by Twitter and the rest of social media. Instead, he indicates that the changes in society are just mirrored and shown by social media, rather than being created by the same. In other words, social media certainly has had an impact on things like the Arab Spring and what not. However, to suggest that social media is the sole (or even the main) progenitor of such movements would be specious. The precise words Gladwell uses to speak to this...
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