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This 50+ page document states many things, among which the claim "suddenly there are gatekeepers who own presses and distribution chains" is nowhere to be found
by mellow2020 6y ago
This 50+ page document states many things, among which the claim "suddenly there are gatekeepers who own presses and distribution chains" is nowhere to be found.
- amelius 6y agoWell the title explicitly says "New Gatekeepers".
- knolax 6y agoWhich is not mutually exclusive with there having been Old Gatekeepers.
- amelius 6y agoStrictly yes, but the title implies that something changed which is exactly what upthread commenter asked about.
- SuoDuanDao 6y agoWell, I would say - having grown up in the early days of the internet - that before the 'monopoly model' of internet companies, consumers simply didn't tolerate gatekeeping by private companies. It used to be easier to find the dissenting voices online than it is today, and keeping out minority opinions was seen as delivering an inferior product. Essentially, big tech had been in a Moloch trap to the benefit of consumers, and now they've managed to co-ordinate their way out of it.
- zozbot234 6y agoI see plenty of "dissenting voices" online, they're just not very worthwhile. I assume that a lot of what used to stand out as "correct" contrarianism has since become mainstream, or close enough.
- An1ms 6y agoDissenting voices are only worthwhile if they agree with my worldview. My contrarian opinion is the correct one and has since won out.
- mellow2020 6y agoYes, but it doesn't say gatekeeping is only when newspapers are privately owned. It's a bit like person A saying they have a new car, person B conflating "car" with "any means of transportation", and then acting puzzled because person A doesn't have an airplane.