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If society decided newspapers don't matter, why should a billionaire prop them up? Not only that, but do you really want all of the news organizations to be own
by vasco 8y ago
If society decided newspapers don't matter, why should a billionaire prop them up?
Not only that, but do you really want all of the news organizations to be owned by billionaires?
- keiferski 8y agoSociety != market forces. I certainly don’t think that the value of everything in life should be determined purely from economics.
- torgian 8y agoExcept it doesn’t need to be. Set up a trust, form a company and don’t be the CEO. Trust sends money to the company for eternity, as long as the company follows any rules that were set by that trust (journalists must follow a specific code, etc). It’s a great idea. Nobody will do it though because money.
- Traster 8y agoThis is weird logic. Why doesn't your argument apply to literally all philanthropy. Society decided Kids starving in Africa don't matter, why should a billionaire prop them up?
- cm2187 8y agoBut also they decline because they are not read. What is the point of publishing newspapers that are not read anymore. Are we going to force people to read them?