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>no longer This feels like some sort of cognitive bias. Seems likely that "news" has almost always been carefully crafted narratives designed to enrich someon
by floxy 1y ago
>no longer
This feels like some sort of cognitive bias. Seems likely that "news" has almost always been carefully crafted narratives designed to enrich someone or some organization. We are now living in an age where commoners can discuss things like this on a widespread enough basis that this fact is becoming better appreciated.
https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
...is probably just the tip of the iceberg.
- s1artibartfast 1y agoI think there is a certain pervasiveness that is new. I open my work laptop and go to launch a program and Trumps latest exploits are shoved down my throat in the start menu.
- mnky9800n 1y agoI think it started when Reagan got rid of the fairness doctrine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_doctrine