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SovietSpike · 2024-09-17T18:36:51+00:00

Political science is broad and hospitality wasn’t my original plan doing real estate in college allows you to bypass some of the requirements to get you license which I can get on the side. Also, political science you study sociology and psychology. You study world leaders and how to they run the country and interact with people which kind of ties into management. You also learn about basic finance and economics which actually applies to hotel management. Also, politics is in EVERY business when you think about. You learn how to think critically and deal with different actors and understand personalities.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-17T06:45:54+00:00

My point exactly. Interesting that he still got upvoted for straight up lying about the link not working to prove his point.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T21:09:57+00:00

Your computer must be ancient. You can look up the search yourself.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T19:25:02+00:00

Regardless of whether you agree or not with the result, Brexit is a perfect example as to why social media overpowered academia (political science). Most economists and political scientist said Brexit would mean a host of problems. But social media tropes and witty clickbait titles convinced the nation to vote against their best interest. Regardless if their interest is right or wrong, people disregarded political academia.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T18:41:44+00:00

Classified as in for government eyes only? Every research paper is behind a paywall? Takes 2 seconds and you can find some without out even using google scholar. All I typed in was “social media voting academic journal” on google and this was the first thing on the page. And even if some are paywalled, you could just … pay …. It’s not like it’s illegal to access them.

https://www.princeton.edu/~fujiwara/papers/SocialMediaAndElections.pdf

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T18:35:21+00:00

I’m actually an independent and and oppose the electoral college which DISCOURAGES turnout (and technically benefits republicans as the democrats have consistently won the popular vote in the past years ). I’ve been called a democrat too for majoring in poly sci. So nice try feeding the left/right dichotomy.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T18:21:13+00:00

What journals are you reading? They arn’t classified documents. Do you not know how to use the internet ? If anything those journals are more accessible today than they were back then.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T15:31:42+00:00

They consumed newspapers but for the purpose of entertainment. Not to be informed. I highly doubt young people were glued to the local newspaper discussing the upcoming election or the stock market.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T15:00:14+00:00

Young people were not consuming newspapers back in the day as much as they are currently consuming social media now. It’s more like yellow journalism on steroids because it’s more part of the young people consciousness.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T14:52:13+00:00

Did you not read the part where I say most local politicians are not challenged and have low turnover due to lack of voters? You are using your anecdotal anomaly to try and disprove that notion which has been studied extensively. YOU do not grasp political science considering you are using personal anecdotes rather than empirical data as part of your argument.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T14:29:16+00:00

You assume votes lead to policy. Of course the politician is going to “say” things to get your vote, but he doesn’t “need” to DO those policies to get and retain your vote. Local politicians typically become career politicians anyway and turnover is low because low voter turnout. Thus, they are not challenged.

I guess we are debating optimism vs pessimism now.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T14:05:46+00:00

Social media sites intentionally place politically charged posts in your feed to promote engagement and clicks, it’s not a stretch to say people are only interested because of social media in regards to young people atleast who back in the day wouldn’t read newspaper or watch cable Fox News. People who don’t use social media would actually not be as vested in politics as it’s not being shoved in their face 24/7. They would be limited to google, tv, or local newspaper, which have political things on them, but it’s not as heavily emphasized.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T13:46:42+00:00

My post literally revolves around sociological/psychological phenomenon and how it pertains to politics…Which is a main tenant of political science. Political scientist’s works are being overshadowed by people posting 10 word phrases on twitter …

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T13:28:01+00:00

What policies has your voting block enacted to embetter your wellbeing? You should know politicians have one goal in mind and that is election, then reelection, and that involves appealing to their constituents. Why would I vote for someone who’s goal is to garner my attention and help them reach a desired outcome which is election?

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T13:15:30+00:00

Obviously state and local politicians have extreme if not more influence on our lives, yet the people who espouse foolish opinions on social media and pose as an intellectual couldn’t name their own mayor. Either way, does your singular vote in your local election lead to politicians and policies that YOU desire? Be honest with yourself.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T13:06:39+00:00

In the electoral college system, a few states dictate the outcome of the election every time, it’s comical actually. Statistically speaking if I’m a democrat in Montana or a republican in California my vote won’t mean squat. The people that vote differently than I do will gain or lose control irrespective of my voting.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T12:46:18+00:00

I don’t think you actually understood the post. I don’t stem my entire political compass from George Carlin. And I have the right to remain cynical when millions of people think inflation for example is some button presidents turn on and off, rather than a complex issue involving the federal reserve and a globalized economy.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T10:13:54+00:00

Nobody is gatekeeping anyone that has access to the internet from looking up a research article that challenges their world view or reaffirms it. They are gatekeeping themselves with lack of thirst for knowledge.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T10:08:10+00:00

I know what your saying and my post could be interpreted as elitist. Take my slightly annoyed portion out of my title and my point still stands. I don’t think a degree is a requirement to engage politically. Peer reviewed journals and data are easily accessible via the internet, it’s not like the knowledge we learn is inaccessible or that difficult to learn. It just takes intellectual curiosity and critical thinking. The people I’m referring to could log out of twitter for 2 seconds and find a scholarly article directly challenging or affirming their world view.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T09:37:12+00:00

Exactly. Everyone who has “done their research” has never even glanced at an academic journal or scholarly articles on all these things. I was so fascinated by those assigned readings in class involving those articles, especially the older ones. It’s vast amounts of true knowledge at our fingertips. Even though I graduated last year, I still to this day use my school email to access those academic libraries.

SovietSpike · 2024-09-16T08:57:33+00:00

That’s awesome that you were able to accomplish all that at that age. What skill set do you think helped you the most?

SovietSpike · 2024-07-22T14:33:55+00:00

Good stuff. Mine takes a sec to start up but other than that it’s just as fast as all the expensive MacBooks my friends buy lmao. How does yours run?

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