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2 Oct 2024 Conversations with Tyler Kyla Scanlon on Communicating Economic Ideas through Social Media
“I think a lot of people are frustrated with their economic situation, and so they look at TikTok videos, and somebody is telling them that, yes, Blackrock is conspiring against them, and that’s very soothing.”
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- Kyla Scanlon
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- 2 Oct 2024
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…Is it conspiratorial? Is it leaning in some particular direction? I would say it’s definitely conspiratorial. There’s a lot of desire to pin inflation onto companies, which I don’t know if that’s the best thing to do. There’s a lot of desire to have a scapegoat. I think a lot of people are frustrated with their economic situation, and so they look at TikTok videos, and somebody is telling them that, yes, Blackrock is conspiring against them, and that’s very soothing. I think that’s where we have ended up with TikTok and econ. If you’re on social media so much, and they’ve driven you crazy, why is your own analysis so free from conspiratorial thinking? What’s the antidote you have taken?…
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