It's the job of mass media to promote this lie and they're doing a damn good job. I suppose The Atlantic isn't mass media since it caters to a particular educat

It's the job of mass media to promote this lie and they're doing a damn good job. I suppose The Atlantic isn't mass media since it caters to a particular educated audience. Even readers of Hacker News sometimes happily consume these lies, thinking their interests are aligned with special interests promoting them.