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> I suspect a lot of anti-Zuck/'techlash' sentiment will die down if a Dem is elected next year. If a Dem wins, the media/etc will praise tech/social media lik
by lggdn 7y ago
> I suspect a lot of anti-Zuck/'techlash' sentiment will die down if a Dem is elected next year.
If a Dem wins, the media/etc will praise tech/social media like they did after Obama won. Remember in 2008 when the media hailed Obama as the first "social media president". It's amazing how a single election shifted the narrative on an entire industry wholesale. It's like someone flipped a switch and the narrative went from positive to negative overnight.
How many remember Obama's Q&A at google?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nnj7r1wCD4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nnj7r1wCD4
What would have been the narrative had Hillary won? Would tech be credited with helping her win rather than attacked relentlessly by the media? The real question that isn't why the news industry was so upset? Isn't the news supposed to be objective and fair?
- pwinnski 7y agoIt could be, as you say, the difference between "a Democrat" and "a Republican." It could also be the difference between President Obama and President Trump specifically. It might even be the difference between 2008 and a decade later. Sometimes opinions shift over time, as new information comes to light.