3 ms·

The problem is that this "nonsense" is not a coincident. All of it is carefully planned, executed and fed to the public to divert their attention from core issu

The problem is that this "nonsense" is not a coincident. All of it is carefully planned, executed and fed to the public to divert their attention from core issues. You can see how all the "journalists" of different Indian news channels tweet at same time sharing same spelling mistake. Seems like they are getting the content copy from the same "office". [1] https://twitter.com/samjawed65/status/1340554570766946305?lang=en https://twitter.com/samjawed65/status/1340554570766946305?la... [1]

unmole 3y ago
> The problem is that this "nonsense" is not a coincident. All of it is carefully planned, executed and fed to the public to divert their attention from core issues. So, you do agree that this is a boring exercise which doesn't deserve the breathless coverage that it's getting?
- MichaelZuo 3y ago
  I think you misunderstood the parent, the 'breathless coverage' is intentional. 'Deserve' is completely orthogonal to the intentions of those pushing it.
  - unmole 3y ago
    The Financial Times is acting at the behest of the BJP is an interesting take.
    - MichaelZuo 3y ago
      The parent clearly linked to sources on Twitter that do not include the FT. Trying to deflect in a passive-aggressive manner doesn't help your credibility.
      - unmole 3y ago
        Linking to a completely unrelated story isn't a deflection but referencing TFA is? The GP suggested goverment collusion with media to create distractions. In the context of the story and TFA, that would mean the FT is in on it.
        throwaway384629 3y ago
        IMHO, you mentioned "There is no rational reason to queue up at banks now." So I replied to you by sharing news articles about people facing challenges on the ground level. Then you mentioned "People and ground level probably also believe there's a GPS Chip in those 2000 rupee notes and that 10 rupee coins are all fake." So I replied by sharing articles of mainstream journalists sharing misinformation, and I also shared how these journalists are actually sharing content forwarded by Modi Government. I don't know how you got this impression: "The Financial Times is acting at the behest of the BJP is an interesting take." I have never tried to imply that FT is doing anything wrong here. FT is simply reporting on what Indian Government did.
        unmole 3y ago
        > So I replied to you by sharing news articles about people facing challenges on the ground level. The articles you posted suggested most places are accepting 2000 rupee notes. The vendors refusing to accept them are misinformed. The breathless coverage of what is a routine exercise is at least partly to blame for the uncertainty and confusion. People believe in nonsense for all kinds of reasons including the government feeding them lies. But that is hardly the only source of misinformation. Nobody benefits from the fake 10 rupee coin story or the misunderstanding of what the current exercise entails. The comment I replied to suggested that this particular story was being deliberately hyped by media outlets in collusion with the government.

unmole 3y ago

> The problem is that this "nonsense" is not a coincident. All of it is carefully planned, executed and fed to the public to divert their attention from core issues. So, you do agree that this is a boring exercise which doesn't deserve the breathless coverage that it's getting?

MichaelZuo 3y ago
I think you misunderstood the parent, the 'breathless coverage' is intentional. 'Deserve' is completely orthogonal to the intentions of those pushing it.
- unmole 3y ago
  The Financial Times is acting at the behest of the BJP is an interesting take.
  - MichaelZuo 3y ago
    The parent clearly linked to sources on Twitter that do not include the FT. Trying to deflect in a passive-aggressive manner doesn't help your credibility.
    - unmole 3y ago
      Linking to a completely unrelated story isn't a deflection but referencing TFA is? The GP suggested goverment collusion with media to create distractions. In the context of the story and TFA, that would mean the FT is in on it.
      - throwaway384629 3y ago
        IMHO, you mentioned "There is no rational reason to queue up at banks now." So I replied to you by sharing news articles about people facing challenges on the ground level. Then you mentioned "People and ground level probably also believe there's a GPS Chip in those 2000 rupee notes and that 10 rupee coins are all fake." So I replied by sharing articles of mainstream journalists sharing misinformation, and I also shared how these journalists are actually sharing content forwarded by Modi Government. I don't know how you got this impression: "The Financial Times is acting at the behest of the BJP is an interesting take." I have never tried to imply that FT is doing anything wrong here. FT is simply reporting on what Indian Government did.
        unmole 3y ago
        > So I replied to you by sharing news articles about people facing challenges on the ground level. The articles you posted suggested most places are accepting 2000 rupee notes. The vendors refusing to accept them are misinformed. The breathless coverage of what is a routine exercise is at least partly to blame for the uncertainty and confusion. People believe in nonsense for all kinds of reasons including the government feeding them lies. But that is hardly the only source of misinformation. Nobody benefits from the fake 10 rupee coin story or the misunderstanding of what the current exercise entails. The comment I replied to suggested that this particular story was being deliberately hyped by media outlets in collusion with the government.