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While I think it was a definitely a little bit of a snub, I'm not entirely convinced it was as much of a 'attack' as it's being portrayed here.
by thehigherlife 16y ago
While I think it was a definitely a little bit of a snub, I'm not entirely convinced it was as much of a 'attack' as it's being portrayed here.
- Udo 16y agoThey probably acknowledged Reddit and the internet in general as much as they could without alienating someone. See, the internet is something of a stigma, especially when it comes to political events. References to the influence of the internet for some reason appear to anger conservatives, moderates, media people, donors, politicians and lobbyists. Even worse, for some reason the average TV viewer wants no part of it. I would even go so far as to allege that the influence of the web is somewhat of a taboo in our society. I remember the early days of the Obama campaign trail, for example, were all about the 'net (mainly bloggers and social media types did a LOT for him). He even went so far as to indicate that he might be in favor of a right to privacy and a possible cutback on the free rain of big corporations on lawmaking, including the allmighty entertainment lobby that is currently writing all of our IP laws. Today, the president wouldn't come close to these issues if his life depended on it, much less acknowledge that early internet support might have been a decisive factor during the campaign.