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But the internet allows people on the so called fringe to see that they may not be the fringe after all. You can say anything online and that widens the scope

But the internet allows people on the so called fringe to see that they may not be the fringe after all. You can say anything online and that widens the scope of what is considered acceptable discourse. Notice how the media tries to black out Trump's insanity but it gets so much attention on social media that they're forced to cover his tweets.

johnchristopher 10y ago
The internet is a tool, not a political method. I think you'll find this book interesting: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jan/09/net-delusion-morozov-review https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jan/09/net-delusion-m... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/books/review/Siegel-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/books/review/Siegel-t.html... https://www.amazon.com/Net-Delusion-Dark-Internet-Freedom/dp/1610391063 https://www.amazon.com/Net-Delusion-Dark-Internet-Freedom/dp... > But the internet allows people on the so called fringe to see that they may not be the fringe after all. Not really, the internet also has that loudest voice syndrom. > You can say anything online and that widens the scope of what is considered acceptable discourse. Or you get drowned in an endless sea of information, a dot in the noisegraph. > Notice how the media tries to black out Trump's insanity but it gets so much attention on social media that they're forced to cover his tweets. Can't comment on that as I don't live in the US :/ but it's an interesting point. How effecient can they really be at hiding something vs ignoring it.
humanrebar 10y ago
> Notice how the media tries to black out Trump's insanity... Completely not true. They air hours upon hours of uncut press conferences. They could easily summarize the press conference in a 90 second piece ("Chris Christie endorsed Donald Trump today..."), but they don't.
barsonme 10y ago
> Notice how the media tries to black out Trump's insanity but it gets so much attention on social media that they're forced to cover his tweets. What? They love covering him because they get so many viewers. Hell, they're partially the reason he catapulted into the limelight--had they treated his antics the same as the other politicians' he'd have received far less air time than he has so far.

johnchristopher 10y ago

The internet is a tool, not a political method. I think you'll find this book interesting: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jan/09/net-delusion-morozov-review https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jan/09/net-delusion-m... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/books/review/Siegel-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/books/review/Siegel-t.html... https://www.amazon.com/Net-Delusion-Dark-Internet-Freedom/dp/1610391063 https://www.amazon.com/Net-Delusion-Dark-Internet-Freedom/dp... > But the internet allows people on the so called fringe to see that they may not be the fringe after all. Not really, the internet also has that loudest voice syndrom. > You can say anything online and that widens the scope of what is considered acceptable discourse. Or you get drowned in an endless sea of information, a dot in the noisegraph. > Notice how the media tries to black out Trump's insanity but it gets so much attention on social media that they're forced to cover his tweets. Can't comment on that as I don't live in the US :/ but it's an interesting point. How effecient can they really be at hiding something vs ignoring it.

humanrebar 10y ago

> Notice how the media tries to black out Trump's insanity... Completely not true. They air hours upon hours of uncut press conferences. They could easily summarize the press conference in a 90 second piece ("Chris Christie endorsed Donald Trump today..."), but they don't.

barsonme 10y ago

> Notice how the media tries to black out Trump's insanity but it gets so much attention on social media that they're forced to cover his tweets. What? They love covering him because they get so many viewers. Hell, they're partially the reason he catapulted into the limelight--had they treated his antics the same as the other politicians' he'd have received far less air time than he has so far.