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I wonder how long until the cycle comes full circle, and Youtubers are co-opted as subtle spinmakers for political ends. I wonder if it's already happening or a
by rewinds 12y ago
I wonder how long until the cycle comes full circle, and Youtubers are co-opted as subtle spinmakers for political ends. I wonder if it's already happening or already happened.
I feel like that's actually a more terrifying prospect than the fact that the younger generation doesn't watch TV news. You can mock, bash, and discredit TV news with facts and "honesty", and that's exactly what happened. But if your trusted source of news and political ideas is visceral comedy and memetic entertainment trends, that's almost immune to rational debate, since anything and everything can be dismissed as a joke.
I can imagine a future where politicians are elected on the basis of a lulzy hashtag, and that scares me way more than what we have now.
- maxerickson 12y ago#HopeandChange (By which I mean, social media and enthusiasm have already played a strong role in a presidential election) I think it's easy to co-opt these single channel people, you just pick the ones you want to talk to. Traditional media does this by trading softball treatment for access, if you are granting access on an individual basis you can make sure you get the treatment you want.
- testguy34 12y ago>I wonder how long until the cycle comes full circle, and Youtubers are co-opted as subtle spinmakers for political ends. I can imagine a future where politicians are elected on the basis of a lulzy hashtag, and that scares me way more than what we have now. This is how Barack Obama got elected in 2008 and 2012 #hopeandchange
- misingnoglic 12y agoI really don't get your point. If the TV media is biased (which it is), why would I watch that over someone like Hank Green who has so far given me no reason to distrust him?