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[JoseBalow]

18. "28% of participants responded that they read everything they shared"

I suspect the number of those commenting is even far less than the "OP" sharers

In a series of seven studies, the researchers demonstrated that sharing content increased a person’s “subjective knowledge,” which is the belief that they know certain information rather than actually (objectively) knowing that information. Why would people believe something that is so obviously not true (if they think about it for just a minute)? These researchers posited that we “internalize” these behaviors in social settings (including online), allowing the behavior (sharing knowledge) to inform how we think about ourselves. So, we unconsciously believe that sharing something on social media means something: It tells others that we think we are knowledgeable about a particular topic.

But what if we share something we didn’t read? It’s so easy to share information on social media (much easier than in a face-to-face conversation) that we may unthinkingly share an item without even clicking on it. Indeed, a majority of the time (59%!), people posting links on Twitter do not themselves click on the link they share. That means about three out of every five articles you see on Twitter, on average, have not been read by the person who posted them! (We’ve written previously about measures Twitter has taken to encourage users to read before posting—for example, nudges.) Similarly, in the research article mentioned above, only 28% of participants responded that they read everything they shared. The researchers wrote: “The ease of sharing via social media enables—and perhaps encourages—consumers to share information that they did not generate and have not even read.”

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We are not indicting our critics as somehow being unique in sharing without reading. In all fairness, the data suggest that most people engage in this behavior, at least some of the time. This example is simply a reminder that we should always read before we share. That way, we know that what we are sharing is accurate and a reflection of how we wish to portray ourselves. It also prevents us from succumbing to the psychological phenomenon of believing we are knowledgeable about a topic when we objectively are not. Reading generally makes us more knowledgeable, but not reading does not.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misinformation-desk/202212/study-few-people-read-what-they-share

I share (comment), therefore I think?