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The talking head you see on television isn't a raw person. It's the product of a system. The system needs a human mouthpiece to say crazy shit, and he gets up
by vkou 4y ago
The talking head you see on television isn't a raw person. It's the product of a system.
The system needs a human mouthpiece to say crazy shit, and he gets up in front of a camera to say it. When Tom Hanks gets in front of a camera to pretend to be an astronaut, that is Tom Hanks, the media figure being an astronaut, not Tom Hanks, the person being an astronaut. He is also doing it on behalf of a media system. Its the same thing with that show.
And if we are going to complain about biases in systems, why aren't we starting with the one whose tagline is 'Fair and Balanced'?
- jfengel 4y agoStrictly, they replaced "Fair and Balanced" a few years back. Now they're going with “Most Watched, Most Trusted.” Which has a kind of Orwellian air: "We're no longer fair or balanced, but we are the most trusted by the most people". But maybe that's just me.