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This is an "old man yells at clouds moment." Eventually you either give up on expecting the media to be a purveyor of good or, at a minimum, frame an argument s
by sfeaster 3y ago
This is an "old man yells at clouds moment." Eventually you either give up on expecting the media to be a purveyor of good or, at a minimum, frame an argument such that laymen have a thoughtful view on an issue OR be perpetually frustrated - yelling at clouds, so to speak. I realized I had to choose the former for my own mental health. The incentives of 24 news cycle media in no way align with a healthy society. Best to accept that truth and move on.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 3y agoAnd how do you move on?
- sfeaster 3y agoWith systems (and the media is a system) incentives are destiny. Unless you can change the dynamics and incentives of the news/media market, I'm not sure what choice one has. Again, you can keep hoping but reality will win out. I mean, go ahead, write your articles like this but the incentives will win out and the broader media will keep writing according to what perverse incentives say gets the most eyeballs.