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I agree it's more about the harmful influence of certain types of media than about censorship. An article posted on HN a while back quotes Bradbury saying this
by branweb 8y ago
I agree it's more about the harmful influence of certain types of media than about censorship. An article posted on HN a while back quotes Bradbury saying this very thing (http://www.openculture.com/2017/08/ray-bradbury-reveals-the-true-meaning-of-fahrenheit-451.html http://www.openculture.com/2017/08/ray-bradbury-reveals-the-...). Maybe most people focus on the censorship angle since it was played up so much in the Truffaut film adaptation? Pretty sure I saw the film first, then read the book, and it certainly influenced my interpretation.
What exactly do you mean by "decentralized information"? Like too many niches, social fragmentation, etc?
- pram 8y agoBy decentralized, I mean in comparison to when Bradbury wrote the book. In the post-war period there were only a handful of mass media sources. In some cases there was really only one major source (BBC for example) These media organizations provided the news, music, tv shows, etc. The culture of the consuming audience was therefore far more cohesive. Access to the 'long tail' was difficult for anyone but enthusiasts. I think that environment informed the book. If you look at the centralized structure of information access back then, the society described in the book was very plausible.
- torstenvl 8y agohttps://www.businessinsider.com/these-6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america-2012-6 https://www.businessinsider.com/these-6-corporations-control...