A key part of this is that we are enabling and even encouraging the infantile social media of being the purveyors of information. If something doesn't get popular on social media, a large number...
our biggest challenge as we move forward is that we have become exhausted parents of our infant (and infantile) social media children.
A key part of this is that we are enabling and even encouraging the infantile social media of being the purveyors of information. If something doesn't get popular on social media, a large number of people have zero interest in finding it for themselves. Social media rules the distribution of information but it's a popularity contest rather than focusing on information and education. People are happy to remain ignorant as long as there is a "celebrity" they can point to who shares their opinion, no matter how contrary to reality it is.
I also agree with his thought that "We are a long way from resolving the rules of the road in this age, whether it be with regard to our personal conduct or anything related to hard news." As long as everything is still centered around clicks and getting people to argue to keep them active, we are only going to continue the downward spiral division.
Never seen a substantive critique of Greenwald. The big take away for me is the idea that a whole new generation of young people who are suddenly more aware of political media because of Trump are...
Never seen a substantive critique of Greenwald. The big take away for me is the idea that a whole new generation of young people who are suddenly more aware of political media because of Trump are being indoctrinated into this idea that these security services and war analysts, who each have a long history of working towards goals opposite to those of the people, are now their friends - and above reproach.
All I see in the article is a move to accept that there might have been a Russian program to influence the election, not that the Trump campaign had any ties to it. He even couches it with the...
All I see in the article is a move to accept that there might have been a Russian program to influence the election, not that the Trump campaign had any ties to it. He even couches it with the idea that the influence program is likely just "business as usual" in the international psy-ops game.
Of course, the goalposts have been moved a few times so I'm not sure where your expectations are at this point?
A key part of this is that we are enabling and even encouraging the infantile social media of being the purveyors of information. If something doesn't get popular on social media, a large number of people have zero interest in finding it for themselves. Social media rules the distribution of information but it's a popularity contest rather than focusing on information and education. People are happy to remain ignorant as long as there is a "celebrity" they can point to who shares their opinion, no matter how contrary to reality it is.
I also agree with his thought that "We are a long way from resolving the rules of the road in this age, whether it be with regard to our personal conduct or anything related to hard news." As long as everything is still centered around clicks and getting people to argue to keep them active, we are only going to continue the downward spiral division.
Never seen a substantive critique of Greenwald. The big take away for me is the idea that a whole new generation of young people who are suddenly more aware of political media because of Trump are being indoctrinated into this idea that these security services and war analysts, who each have a long history of working towards goals opposite to those of the people, are now their friends - and above reproach.
I'm not familiar with him. Could you share a bit about what makes him controversial?
Could you tell me how you think his mind has been changed as per Russia-Gate?
All I see in the article is a move to accept that there might have been a Russian program to influence the election, not that the Trump campaign had any ties to it. He even couches it with the idea that the influence program is likely just "business as usual" in the international psy-ops game.
Of course, the goalposts have been moved a few times so I'm not sure where your expectations are at this point?