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True enough, but the notion of the "Big Lie" itself, and the archetype for which it was named, were driven by the age of radio. The idea that social media is u
by newacct583 6y ago
True enough, but the notion of the "Big Lie" itself, and the archetype for which it was named, were driven by the age of radio. The idea that social media is uniquely to blame here seems laughable to me.
- dredmorbius 6y agoThe operational concept here is not the specific technology, but the relationship of that technology to others of its time. Radio was the most engaging and direct medium of its age. Paired with magnetic tape recording, a speech or address could be simultaneously broadcast through multiple stations simmultaneously to an entire country (of at least European scale) at high fidelity on a few hours' notice. The allies marvelled at this ability, as their own capabilities were either restricted to single-studio live broadcasts, or vastly lower-fidelity recordings on wire or shellac disks. Mobile-device-delivered, datacentre adtech-targeted, computational propaganda social media are now, as was radio in 1935, the pinacle of mass media. And similarly destructive.