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I think the increase in spending on spreading/amplifying certain kinds of information is because there's a greater depth and breath of information available now
by omgwtfbyobbq 3y ago
I think the increase in spending on spreading/amplifying certain kinds of information is because there's a greater depth and breath of information available now that people can and are using to derive their own opinion.
Influencing people was less expensive when media/news/information/etc was relatively limited.
- wredue 3y agoYeah, but what Sagan is trying to give is a framework for forming opinions based on reality. While it’s a good start, it’s missing imperative steps like “if Fox News is your independent verification, it’s probably a lie”. As stated, we are in a post-truth world, and a framework from Sagan era for forming opinions with a factual justification is much more difficult.