Not very: How meaningful are “consumer sentiment” surveys?
Well publicized "consumer sentiment" public surveys largely see the public regurgitate the negativity recently fed to them by doomer media and social media posts.
Social: Meta/FB/IG make large profits on scams
Never, ever click on a FB/IG ad.
Social media: Why your social media posts are no longer seen by anyone
Social media is dead. Unless you post political/ emotional click bait, or are young and cute, The Algorithm no longer shares posts to your followers.
Media: Boomer this, Boomer that
"Boomers" are awful people who should be forced to sell their homes and move into "retirement communities".
Social: Being angry all the time may increase your risk of a heart attack
Being in a perpetual state of outrage and continuously posted your anger on social media may increase your risk of a heart attack by 2x to 5x.
Public: Democrats lose pride in being American
For Democrats, pride in America goes up when a Democrat is President, down under Republican admins, per Gallop. Independents not happy at all.
Social media: Who posts about politics?
A tiny minority of social media users (2-9%) are frequent posters about politics while over 9 in 10 mostly avoid politics.
Propaganda: Univ of Zurich researchers manipulated Reddit forums
Univ of Zurich researchers used bots to change people's mind on Reddit, using misinformation and lies - and did so without participants permission.
Social: 95% of BlueSky users have fewer than 100 followers
Bluesky is the social platform for those that favor censorship and oppose free speech. That's based on those who say they are leaving X and FB because not enough censorship…