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There will be a point in time when we will have to have the discussion if journalism and media are an essential and important part of democracy (which is what t
by lynx23 3y ago
There will be a point in time when we will have to have the discussion if journalism and media are an essential and important part of democracy (which is what they says over and over again), or the downfall of our society. Given that most media outlets have money as their primary incentive, and "playing nice" more as a protective shell, I am leaning towards the point of view that we need to find ways to let the public know that media isn't always good, and sometimes pure poison for our actual communities. Social media has made the problem more clear. However, conventional media are not immune to fueling outrage.
- guappa 3y agoHow can you vote with no information? Might as well just pick a card from a shuffled deck…
- jocaal 3y agoMaking the assumption that the majority will always make the right choice is absurd. The real value in democracy is kicking out whoever is currently in charge every few years and you can indeed do that by picking the next person at random.
- guappa 3y agoThe idea is that they make the best decision for themselves, not the right decision (which is a completely meaningless definition). And since they are the majority, at least the majority of people will be happy. Rather than the minority being happy.
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- lynx23 3y agoHow can you vote with skewed "information"? Might as well just pick a card from a shuffled deck…