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Is it? Presidency is a position. You need a heap of advisers and legal executives to handle this. I'd argue that the president themself is not as powerful in ma
by the_cramer 4y ago
Is it?
Presidency is a position. You need a heap of advisers and legal executives to handle this.
I'd argue that the president themself is not as powerful in making people believe something as digital media in general is.
- seydor 4y agoA president can imprison a billionaire / media owner, not the reverse
- Volundr 4y agoI think you are vastly overestimating POTUS' powers. They can't simply issue an edict to send someone to prison.
- LightG 4y agoOn the hand, I think you're vastly underestimating POTUS' powers. Those NASA contracts sure looks nice ... it'd be a shame if someone quietly underminded their frequency. Arguably Musk has donkey's mess all over him right now precisely because of POTUS' stance in ignoring Tesla. Again, arguably, there is a direct line from that all the way to Musk's current petulant child act jumping into bed with the right wing ass kissers. He was (ignoring some warning signs) the golden child (to the majority) before that. The reputational damage that has been done from that, and Musks counter-actions, is measured in the billions ... arguably trillions over the long term. And not an edict was even issued.
- the_cramer 4y agoI think we should define "power" here. My stance is that POTUS may have more direct influence on single entities, like CEOs or companies. Social media however can be used as tool to influence how people think, the majority of the populus. From influencing to straight up brain washing. I think that this bottom-up influence is far more powerful in the long run than a direct top-down control style if you want to achieve certain beliefs, mindsets, obedience.