NSFW: Bendgate and the Internet echo chamber

[iMore.com]

NSFW is a weekly op-ed column in which I talk about whatever's on my mind. Sometimes it'll have something to do with the technology we cover here on iMore; sometimes it'll be whatever pops into my head. Your questions, comments and observations are welcome.
A new rumor spread this week that the iPhone 6 Plus was prone to bending, mostly on the strength of a YouTube video that showed an iPhone 6 Plus user bending his. Almost instantly a new meme was born ? Bendgate. Or, perhaps more topically relevant, Bendghazi. The incident demonstrates more about how we process information now than anything to do with Apple's manufacturing processes.

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[Scatabrain]

I look forward to the podcast but my first thought is that's it's more of an angry mob then just an echo chamber.

There were a few loud voices repeating a single source but the mob was also real.

People love to see the big guy taken down a peg.