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I think that the whole "fake news" fiasco is corporate propaganda designed by big corporations precisely to discredit small independent news sources. Fake news
by jondubois 8y ago
I think that the whole "fake news" fiasco is corporate propaganda designed by big corporations precisely to discredit small independent news sources. Fake news is not that bad. It's a small price to pay for increased decentralization of power. Did Trump destroy America; no. Trump made people question things so that's a good thing. So-called "fake news" is good in small quantities.
A world with only one kind of news source curated by the elites is a horrible, dystopian place. I'd rather read fake news from time to time; at least it would keep me doubtful and suspicious. People should never stop questioning things.
Just because something is popular doesn't make it true; it may be slightly more likely to be true but it's also a lot more dangerous if it's not.
- CM30 8y ago100% agreed. Indeed, as someone who runs a smaller news outlet/site myself, I constantly worry that sites like my own will get caught up in the crossfire. And that's especially true because sometimes, the mainstream narratives are not right. The obvious old example is the Iraq war one with 'weapons of mass destruction'; this was all incorrect, but I can see any alternative news site saying so getting banned for 'fake news' because of it. Does that mean all narratives are true? Of course not, you've got nutcases and conspiracy theorists as well, and fake news will exist too. But sometimes the mainstream/elite held view is wrong (or a lie/propoganda), and other outlets should be able to call them out on it.
- qotgalaxy 8y agoEvery single sentence in this post is either massively ignorant or actively deceitful.