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Point: > Big Tech is broken. Suddenly, a wide range of journalists and politicians agree on this. Counterpoint: > According to Morning Consult, Wired reports
by theptip 9y ago
Point:
> Big Tech is broken. Suddenly, a wide range of journalists and politicians agree on this.
Counterpoint:
> According to Morning Consult, Wired reports, 88 percent of respondents view Google favorably, with slightly lower numbers for Amazon (72 percent) and Facebook (60 percent).
(https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/14/anti-tech-propaganda-based-on-false-premises-commentary.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/14/anti-tech-propaganda-based-o..., hat tip to Slate Star Codex for the link)
This reads to me like manufactured outrage, and it detracts from the valid points that might be buried behind provocative and misleading ledes like the one in the OP.