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If you haven't seen Century of the Self[1] I recommend it. It is a documentary about the history, and rise of PR. We are now, perhaps, at the end of the century
by fredley 8y ago
If you haven't seen Century of the Self[1] I recommend it. It is a documentary about the history, and rise of PR. We are now, perhaps, at the end of the century of the self - as the trustworthiness (and hence value) of broadcast information drops to zero (not that it has yet, but it will). How our current news/media copes, and what replaces it are still unknown.
1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnPmg0R1M04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnPmg0R1M04
- onemoresoop 8y agoGood point. I highly recommend this documentary to anyone who hasn't watched it.
- olivermarks 8y agoI highly recommend too - Adam Curtis at his finest
- bilbo0s 8y ago>How our current news/media copes, and what replaces it are still unknown... You should be more worried about how the current government copes with it. I think fake news might have helped Trump gain power in part, but it's DEFINITELY contributing to Trump losing power. Which illustrates that it's much easier to tear down with fake news than it is to build up. That doesn't bode at all well for anyone who wants to be a mayor, or president, or senator, or police chief or whatever in the future.
- manux 8y ago100% agree with you, but I think for a lot of people who voted for Trump it might definitely have been an act of "tearing down" what was perceived as the corrupt establishment politics by these voters.
- pjc50 8y ago> DEFINITELY contributing to Trump losing power I thought that was the gradual exposure and prosecution of his money-laundering accomplices, along with the conspicuous nastiness of his few policies, and the huge amount of time spent golfing or tweeting?
- Tim_Norton 8y agoPosting in a libturd thread