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These pile-ons have transformed journalists from 'news people' who might have an opinion now and again - to 'mob leaders who think they are in control and have
by jollybean 5y ago
These pile-ons have transformed journalists from 'news people' who might have an opinion now and again - to 'mob leaders who think they are in control and have moral impetus'.
Couple that with an actually dangerous president (that is not a political statement), and a cop who murders someone in plain daylight, with an underlying pandemic and you have 3 of the dark horsemen right there.
I believe Dorsey revels in this part of it and I don't like him for that. Zuck seems to be more interested in just getting people to watch ads, which is bad, but not the same thing.
I grew up respecting journalism, and I think it's an important industry, like the invisible 5th pillar of government ... but I just assume everything I read is hugely biased to the point of lacking in credibility.