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I’ve been a subscriber to Wired for almost the entirety of the publication. I also subscribe to their RSS feed. Lately they have been heavily pushing articles p

I’ve been a subscriber to Wired for almost the entirety of the publication. I also subscribe to their RSS feed. Lately they have been heavily pushing articles painting conservatives as being the most destructive in tech, politics, and society. Their bias has been overwhelming to the point where I feel someone is pulling their strings to push a narrative. You can argue however you want about conservatives, but Wired is losing my ability to like them. They’re becoming a political rag. The Verge has also been dabbling in articles like this one as well lately too. There are forces here trying to influence the media recently.

BLKNSLVR 2y ago
Interesting, then, that a hit piece on encryption is exactly on trend for conservatives.
- novok 2y ago
  I think it's flipped recently, or maybe I'm thinking of another kind.
Dalewyn 2y ago
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- stahtops 2y ago
  Yes there is a lot of rage/clickbait now. Often times the title doesn't even align with the content...
- unethical_ban 2y ago
  I challenge the notion that "media" or journalism as a concept are bad for society, or that real journalism is impossible.
  - Dalewyn 2y ago
    Media in the sense of sensationlist dopamine hits is bad for society in the same way smoking is bad for your lungs. It'll get you high, but you will become worse off for it because you waste so much time and energy being artificially angry about shit that doesn't matter to you. The worst case is when the media is being sensationalist propagandists on someone's dime, then you're artificially angry about shit strictly for someone else's benefit. Proper journalism, which the media is not, is the so-called Fourth Estate which is of great benefit to society and it isn't impossible. However, proper journalism like any product of labor costs money. Most people by and large do not pay for content that isn't sensationalist, and proper journalism cannot take public money from the government due to conflicts of interest. The practical prerequisites to enable proper journalism therefore make it impossible.
stahtops 2y ago
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- Dalewyn 2y ago
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BLKNSLVR 2y ago

Interesting, then, that a hit piece on encryption is exactly on trend for conservatives.

novok 2y ago
I think it's flipped recently, or maybe I'm thinking of another kind.

Dalewyn 2y ago

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stahtops 2y ago
Yes there is a lot of rage/clickbait now. Often times the title doesn't even align with the content...
unethical_ban 2y ago
I challenge the notion that "media" or journalism as a concept are bad for society, or that real journalism is impossible.
- Dalewyn 2y ago
  Media in the sense of sensationlist dopamine hits is bad for society in the same way smoking is bad for your lungs. It'll get you high, but you will become worse off for it because you waste so much time and energy being artificially angry about shit that doesn't matter to you. The worst case is when the media is being sensationalist propagandists on someone's dime, then you're artificially angry about shit strictly for someone else's benefit. Proper journalism, which the media is not, is the so-called Fourth Estate which is of great benefit to society and it isn't impossible. However, proper journalism like any product of labor costs money. Most people by and large do not pay for content that isn't sensationalist, and proper journalism cannot take public money from the government due to conflicts of interest. The practical prerequisites to enable proper journalism therefore make it impossible.

stahtops 2y ago

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Dalewyn 2y ago
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