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You hit the nail on the head! And I’m from the US, so it’s not too Scandinavian. :) What I found interesting was the spectacle of Mark Zuckerberg in front of c
by crazydoggers 5y ago
You hit the nail on the head! And I’m from the US, so it’s not too Scandinavian. :)
What I found interesting was the spectacle of Mark Zuckerberg in front of congress. And yet no action whatsoever has come from it.
I think part of the issue is that the very people who could push for legislation (the voters) are also the unwitting products of these companies (sold to their real customers the advertisers).
So the manipulation has gone so deep and been so effective the majority of people aren’t realizing what’s happening.
- iratewizard 5y agoBeing subject to every imaginable form of psychological manipulation has become the norm. Advertising has had a race to the bottom as far as ethics go. News media needs to gaslight its viewership in order to maintain its flimsy position as an authority. The once subtle undertone of propaganda in entertainment is far from subtle. I don't know the reason for why people rarely notice, but I suspect they just want to enjoy their shows. If they were to think too deeply about what their shows have become, it would be hard to enjoy them.
- saalweachter 5y agoIt's difficult to ban a drug enjoyed by the majority of the population, no matter how harmful it is to individuals or society.
- crazydoggers 5y agoThis is an excellent point. We know that social media addiction is real, and has real life consequences like increased anxiety and depression. Perhaps we need to start looking at it like a public health emergency.