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Not seen here, but do social medias (namely and especially Reddit) seem to like to show "neutral" videos of India, that show it in a bad light? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 hours ago by Habahnow@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The only videos/pictures I mainly see of India don't explicitly try to show india in a negative light, but implicity do. Stuff like videos of people using their bare feet as tools to work on items, unsanitary restaurant conditions, etc.

I've never been to India (on my list), I love Indian people, their culture, and especially their food. Because of that, I'm relatively certain those videos are hand picked to go viral, but I don't have anything real to compare it to (my own experience). But also, the disgust seems very manufactured, with frequent racist comments as well in those posts.

Has anybody else noticed this?

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[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 9 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

imo, it's ragebait. Negative posts + a desire of the target to be validated = Engagement = More revenue

Does it's mean it's wholly false? Probably not. More likely, there's a measure of truth, even a small amount of it. The rest could be emphasized or exaggerated to hit that engagement.