> Information is no longer power, information is a threat. Information is still power, you have just pointed out that information dissemination is much more de

> 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.