» Healthcare on Facebook
There are other problems with using a neighborly social network to discuss a thorny and complex political issue. Namely, people tend to share ideas with those who already agree with them. Charlotte’s Bob McSwain supports health care overhaul, and believes that is the prevailing feeling on Facebook. Michael LeBard of Charlotte has a different friend set, and he believes most Facebook users oppose the health care overhaul.The real problem, of course, comes when reality catches up with Facebook, one way or the other. If your social circle give you the impression that there’s a majority of opinion in one direction, and the decision goes in the other direction, how do you feel? What are the implications for perceived legitimacy? At least with offline social networks you know other places, other networks think different things - you may hate that they do, but you see them on TV. With social media those other networks may not be visible.
