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I was rewatching Stranger Things last night and Hopper made a comment about how a missing child brings out the crazies (his words, for those somehow not in the

I was rewatching Stranger Things last night and Hopper made a comment about how a missing child brings out the crazies (his words, for those somehow not in the know, it's a show set in the 80s, no internet, no mobile phones). I'm starting to suspect that the media, police, government in all its forms, just used to filter them all out. File their reports and letters in the wastebin. I do wonder whether we've now just given those people an ability to talk to the whole world via Twitter/Facebook/etc., who aren't filtering them out. So perhaps the narrative was always there, but pre-internet was easily filtered.

codingdave 6y ago
This is correct - I remember people had serious concerns about it in the early 90s when the web first started growing. It gave a vehicle for "the crazies" to find each other, talk to each other, and strengthen their views by validating each other. In many cases, this is a good thing as it allows a healthy diversity to grow in our society. But it is a double-edged sword. While it does help people find their tribe, it also creates unhealthy echo chambers.
brianwawok 6y ago
They would both filter out the crazies and the Whistleblowers. Bummer we can’t just get the actually useful ones.