3 ms·
how is this a realistic solution if you're not able to persuade everyone to stop following these outlets? Look, I get that the media is driven by interests tha
by save_ferris 6y ago
how is this a realistic solution if you're not able to persuade everyone to stop following these outlets?
Look, I get that the media is driven by interests that aren't always aligned with the public good, which can create an atmosphere of distrust. But simply discouraging people from consuming media is like telling people to just stop eating sugar.
We have an inherent desire to be informed about our leadership, but asking people to stop watching isn't going to stop people who are already convinced that their side/station/party is right and everyone else is wrong. If everyone got your message to stop watching those networks, what would really change? I don't think anything would.
- Simulacra 6y agoBut what is it we are really being asked to stop watching? The same organizations that winked at each other on election night because they were "with her" and in doing so were saving democracy from someone they saw as a tyrant. The media has an agenda, and likely a bias, so to stop watching is to stop being manipulated.