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Who is spreading "fake bullshit" though? Both sides say the other is fake. The idea is no one now knows what is real or fake, or indeed no one even cares about
by jdavis703 9y ago
Who is spreading "fake bullshit" though? Both sides say the other is fake. The idea is no one now knows what is real or fake, or indeed no one even cares about what's real or fake. The idea is to make what is fake or real irrelevant so that those who control the levers of power can continue doing so. Information is no longer power, information is a threat.
- thephyber 9y ago> Information is no longer power, information is a threat. Information is still power, you have just pointed out that information dissemination is much more democratized than it has been in the past. Those who choose to peddle snake oil or completely fabricated news have always had a platform ("yellow news" of the Hearst publication hayday), it used to be guarded by very few gatekeepers. Now, the internet is rife with blogs posing as news corps, "satire" sites that don't bother to try to be funny, social media full of what used to be chain letters, and {AM radio, podcasts, YouTube videos} of fringe conspiracy theorists. These people always had a channel for their information, only those fringe channels weren't widely subscribed. Now, InfoWars / Alex Jones and ABC News have the same footprint on social media, making lesser informed information consumers think they are equally acceptable options.