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I'd argue the difference is in degrees. With a paper, I can't ignore the front page. On the internet, I can easily cocoon myself in a bubble that exclusively a
by ethbro 8y ago
I'd argue the difference is in degrees.
With a paper, I can't ignore the front page. On the internet, I can easily cocoon myself in a bubble that exclusively agrees with me.
Which isn't to say I'm suggesting the Luddite path. Change has come and society must adapt. But we (and specifically, Facebook and Google) need to do better at realizing what's being destroyed and replacing it.
- simplecomplex 8y agoPeople ignored the paper. Some people only watched cartoons and MTV, or the shopping channel, or daytime soaps. I was alive before the Web, and I don't feel the average person was more informed than they are today. I think it was easier to live in a bubble before the Web. Reading inane clickbait on Facebook and being informed aren't mutually exclusive.
- h_r 8y agoI think one of the big differences is that it's easier now to be in a bubble where you believe nearly all "reasonable" people think like you because it's all you ever see due to reality filters.