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People aren't seeing the forest for the trees. The establishment had a near perfect lock on the narrative before the internet became popular. There was a very
by colordrops 5y ago
People aren't seeing the forest for the trees. The establishment had a near perfect lock on the narrative before the internet became popular. There was a very tight Overton window on TV, radio, and publications that didn't necessarily match what people were thinking about or wanted to hear about. This was intentional.
When the internet broke into the mainstream, it was a strong feature, not a bug, that content was hard to censor, and sites like Google got a lot of their earlier traction due to their results not being gamed or massaged for profit.
You could hear the establishment gears grinding though. They were gonna take back control of the narrative even if it took decades. Well it did, and they have, to a degree. It's only going to keep getting worse as long as they can continue to wrest further control.
Do you think that only leaders of other countries like China want to control what people see, hear, and think? Do you recognize the immense power that comes from narrative control, militarily and financially?
edit: for those downvoting, would you care to point out flaws in my statements?