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> It’s completely impossible to outlaw a corporation’s or any agent’s influence on society. Honestly. We would have to ban all marketing and mass media. The on
by smhost 8y ago
> It’s completely impossible to outlaw a corporation’s or any agent’s influence on society.
Honestly. We would have to ban all marketing and mass media. The only other solution I can think of is to subject all relevant industries to some democratic process, and I don't think anybody really wants that.
- mbrumlow 8y agoI am down for a ban on all marketing and mass media :p But really, think there is a difference in trying to get me to buy your microwave and a small group of people attempting to retrain the masses on social issues -- according to their views -- "for the good of everybody". It's really hard for me to understand how anybody can think it would be good for any small group, no matter how much good they think they are doing, or how pure their intent is to have the power to change the masses, little alone be allowed to use such power. Things are complicated one wrong step and these people can break society.
- smhost 8y agoUltimately I agree with you, I don't think this is a good thing. But I just don't see a way that we as a society can realistically address the problem of a few powerful entities having a disproportionate influence on mass culture, because that has already been happening long before google was around. You're basically wanting to eliminate large-scale propaganda, social engineering, and eliminate the culture industry. That's not going to happen.