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We’re still stuck in some very naive thinking, with the idea that people consuming media means that’s what they want – it’s like, well, we put junk food in fron
by ced 10y ago
We’re still stuck in some very naive thinking, with the idea that people consuming media means that’s what they want – it’s like, well, we put junk food in front of them and they ate that, so that must be what they want.”
Really disappointing from the Guardian.
- elcapitan 10y agoIt's almost ironic to spin a quote in such a way to attract clicks on an article about how the media put junk in front of their consumers.
- danyork 10y agoBut, sadly, the Guardian's business model is based around advertising and so they need the eyeballs... so to get the eyeballs on quick approach is to write the click-bait headlines. :-(