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Completely agree. The "media" is notoriously writing headlines that cause outrage. Outrage sells and keeps them in business.
by nodesocket 9y ago
Completely agree. The "media" is notoriously writing headlines that cause outrage. Outrage sells and keeps them in business.
- eddieplan9 9y agoThis media then blames everything on Facebook and twitter and google, and write an article everyday about congressional hearing and how Americans are not trusting tech any more.
- aaronbrethorst 9y agoWhat's up with the "scare quotes?"
- Joeri 9y agoIf people chose non-shouty news sources, the media wouldn’t shout. They only do it because we (generic we) prefer media that does that.
- simplemts 9y agoAnd? These companies are exploiting psychology in all humans (at least on average). To put ownership on the consumers only is very silly. It's like excusing the behavior of sugar, alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceutical, etc. and saying "If you consume it's your fault" and ignoring the manipulative practices of these organizations.
- passwordqq 9y agoBut media is right about drumpf! Always!
- mannykannot 9y agoComplaining about headlines is becoming a convenient way to avoid talking about the substantive issues - which is another strike against them.