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It is interesting how the web has become about portraying oneself rather than new ideas. In a way it has become a massive propaganda machine in how wonderful th

It is interesting how the web has become about portraying oneself rather than new ideas. In a way it has become a massive propaganda machine in how wonderful the world is.

fredsted 8y ago
I think it's also the reason for all the conspiracy theories that are increasingly running rampant. No matter what you believe, there's someone out there saying it's a lie or it's true, there's no absolute truths anymore; anything is real. As a consequence of that, now that no-one knows what to believe, people are starting to trust personalities like Alex Jones simply because they're appealing or entertaining to listen to. News is just content now. What you believe isn't the truth, it's identity, your tribe, your personality. It doesn't matter if it's true, it just matters that it's in line with the belief of your tribe.
- uxhacker 8y ago
  Marshall Mcluhan would say that we have moved from hot to a cool media. Going from the mainly text based internet of old to one that is very visual. Hot media is a media of words and sounds and a cool one is that of rich media. Somebody who is good at projecting an image does well in a cool media.
- elterall 8y ago
  Because CNN and Saddam's weapons of mass destruction are the truth...
  - kurthr 8y ago
    And amusingly you unintentionally provide an example of both!
- vageli 8y ago
  > News is just content now. What you believe isn't the truth, it's identity, your tribe, your personality. It doesn't matter if it's true, it just matters that it's in line with the belief of your tribe. When was this idealized time when news _wasn't_ content produced for money?
saiya-jin 8y ago
but... world is wonderful! just that we're not exposed to its beauty all the time, at least not most of us
lolsal 8y ago
The web is not 'about' portraying oneself in the slightest. There are still new and fascinating things to learn and discover - you just have to step away from Facebook/Instagram/Snapchat/etc. and be willing to explore.

It is interesting how the web has become about portraying oneself rather than new ideas. In a way it has become a massive propaganda machine in how wonderful the world is.

fredsted 8y ago

I think it's also the reason for all the conspiracy theories that are increasingly running rampant. No matter what you believe, there's someone out there saying it's a lie or it's true, there's no absolute truths anymore; anything is real. As a consequence of that, now that no-one knows what to believe, people are starting to trust personalities like Alex Jones simply because they're appealing or entertaining to listen to. News is just content now. What you believe isn't the truth, it's identity, your tribe, your personality. It doesn't matter if it's true, it just matters that it's in line with the belief of your tribe.

uxhacker 8y ago
Marshall Mcluhan would say that we have moved from hot to a cool media. Going from the mainly text based internet of old to one that is very visual. Hot media is a media of words and sounds and a cool one is that of rich media. Somebody who is good at projecting an image does well in a cool media.
elterall 8y ago
Because CNN and Saddam's weapons of mass destruction are the truth...
- kurthr 8y ago
  And amusingly you unintentionally provide an example of both!
vageli 8y ago
> News is just content now. What you believe isn't the truth, it's identity, your tribe, your personality. It doesn't matter if it's true, it just matters that it's in line with the belief of your tribe. When was this idealized time when news _wasn't_ content produced for money?

saiya-jin 8y ago

but... world is wonderful! just that we're not exposed to its beauty all the time, at least not most of us

lolsal 8y ago

The web is not 'about' portraying oneself in the slightest. There are still new and fascinating things to learn and discover - you just have to step away from Facebook/Instagram/Snapchat/etc. and be willing to explore.