> it has only become a hysterical, existential danger RIGHT NOW. Traditional mass media was considered "news". They had to pretend to be impartial for the magi

> it has only become a hysterical, existential danger RIGHT NOW. Traditional mass media was considered "news". They had to pretend to be impartial for the magic to work. Now they never were. Chomsky and Herman documented that very well in Manufacturing Consent work. What happened just recently is that those outlets have realized they lost control. They could not manufacture consent easily any more. They sure tried. But something broke in the machinery. So they lashed out in a desperation and came up with "Fake News". It is like hitting the "launch" button in a nuclear war. It is mutually assured destruction. They labeled everything else "Fake News" but they also ended up being "Fake News" as well. So here we are. What are the real news? I am not so sure. The reality is that there was never any real news. This is just a lot more people realizing it.