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> The truth is going out of business as technology turns us into a folk-story society, ripe for influence by a demagogue. Talk about hubris. Thomas Jefferson:

> The truth is going out of business as technology turns us into a folk-story society, ripe for influence by a demagogue. Talk about hubris. Thomas Jefferson: "Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle. The real extent of this state of misinformation is known only to those who are in situations to confront facts within their knowledge with the lies of the day." My hope is that from the "death of truth" a more diverse group of media rises from its ashes.

lapcat 2y ago
Do you think Jefferson consulted a more diverse group of media? I suspect that in his time it was actually less diverse, and perhaps Jefferson considered only books to be worthy of trust.
- drewcoo 2y ago
  > Do you think Jefferson consulted a more diverse group of media? Yes. We live in a new gilded age, a new age in need of anti-trust reforms. https://www.cabletv.com/entertainment/americas-favorite-news-networks https://www.cabletv.com/entertainment/americas-favorite-news...
  - lapcat 2y ago
    Which TV network did Jefferson watch?