I sort of agree with parts of @Geof_Cox arguments re social media. Indeed, social media can be a good thing ™ and although I don’t partake myself, I have many family members who do. Most just use it as a conduit to converse with family and friends, and have no interest in stepping outside that narrow remit. I do however have a sister in law who seems to mentally hoover up anything and everything that she comes across on FB. As a result she is pro Brexit, anti vax, and 5g and the rest. When I ask myself ‘why’ then there is to me an obvious answer. My sister in law is of an age where most of her life was lived without the benefit of modern data driven technology. She was an avid convert though. On top of that, she left school with no qualifications, got married very young, never worked and spent her life looking after children and grandchildren. That was her choice, and she has been a great mum and grandma. However, her life experiences have never really taught her how to think critically or how to evaluate information in a logical way. That’s not her fault, it’s just the way it is. I think that many people like my sister in law, who have not had the life choices or life experiences that some of us have had can easily be taken in by the persuasive shills you find everywhere on social media. It’s this sort of person (amongst others) who are targeted on social media, and who were very successfully targeted by the Leave Campaign.
This may be a bit of a contentious opinion, but then opinions foster discussion.
BTW, I love my sister in law greatly. She’s a wonderful person who would, does and has helped many people within the family. She is a real Family person. If only I could persuade her from some of her more extreme opinions, but I know I can’t. We agree to disagree and get on just as we always used to … I.e well.
Edit: I have purposely not really been involved in the anti vax discussions that revolve around helen6 , as I realise that, like with my sister in law, I would rather not engage in what I know will be fruitless argument. I would rather have a different discussion.