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Your example is interesting because in retrospect Super Size Me was alarmist and unfair. Morgan Spurlock mislead viewers to believe that his health conditions w
by grandmczeb 6y ago
Your example is interesting because in retrospect Super Size Me was alarmist and unfair. Morgan Spurlock mislead viewers to believe that his health conditions were caused by McDonalds when they were in fact caused by alcoholism.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-big-mac-attack-or-a-false-alarm-1527114255 https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-big-mac-attack-or-a-false-ala...
- esperent 6y agoAre you claiming that the Social Dilemma was likewise alarmist and unfair?
- Aachen 6y agoI think what they're "claiming" is that it's worth considering whether that's the case here as well without picking a particular side yet.
- damagednoob 6y agoHe didn't but I would. Towards the end of the film, one of the interviewees claims the US is heading for a civil war. The solution? Turn off notifications. Give me a break.
- robmsmt 6y agoMcPaywall
- p1anecrazy 6y agohttps://archive.is/1WeM8 https://archive.is/1WeM8
- srtjstjsj 6y agoSuper Size Me was a turning point where the power of dishonest propaganda as "documentary" became a major force in culture. Super Size Me while dishonest about how bad McD is in just one month, was shooting fish in a barrel. Waiting for Superman, a charter school infomercial featuring discredited superintendent Michelle Rhee, showed the danger of the form.