Definitely. As a whole, the egos on the people in media are just staggering. They truly believe themselves to be the gatekeepers of the truth -- even when they know they're lying.
It's pretty crazy that these people can so openly push certain agendas or beliefs and still think that they can maintain their credibility. Especially in this day and age, where the media can be fact-checked in real time.
That idea gnaws at them and they hate it, so they immediately label any who question them as some -ist or -phobe; however, the signs were there the moment they removed comment sections from all of their websites that their primary concern was controlling the narrative -- not speaking the truth.
This is one of the primary reasons that the media has switched it's stance in the last few years on free speech.
They now advocate for speech restrictions and hide behind sophistry such as "we need to stop the spread of misinformation!" What they really mean to say is that they want to stop people questioning them, because more often than not, those people preaching "misinformation" tend to be correct in the end.
It's also why they're ardent supporters of Big Tech censorship as well. It all serves to empower themselves so that they can have control over information.
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Big tech will be a huge obstacle in the future. I'm normally not one for Government intervention, but it's become blindingly apparent that Big Tech has too much power and influence in our current country and society. They need to be regulated in a similar manner to how oil/railroad monopolies were during the industrial revolution.
Definitely. As a whole, the egos on the people in media are just staggering. They truly believe themselves to be the gatekeepers of the truth -- even when they know they're lying.
It's pretty crazy that these people can so openly push certain agendas or beliefs and still think that they can maintain their credibility. Especially in this day and age, where the media can be fact-checked in real time.
That idea gnaws at them and they hate it, so they immediately label any who question them as some -ist or -phobe; however, the signs were there the moment they removed comment sections from all of their websites that their primary concern was controlling the narrative -- not speaking the truth.
This is one of the primary reasons that the media has switched it's stance in the last few years on free speech.
They now advocate for speech restrictions and hide behind sophistry such as "we need to stop the spread of misinformation!" What they really mean to say is that they want to stop people questioning them, because more often than not, those people preaching "misinformation" tend to be correct in the end.
It's also why they're ardent supporters of Big Tech censorship as well. It all serves to empower themselves so that they can have control over information.
&nsbp;
Big tech will be a huge obstacle in the future. I'm normally not one for Government intervention, but it's become blindingly apparent that Big Tech has too much power and influence in our current country and society. They need to be regulated in a similar manner to how oil/railroad monopolies were during the industrial revolution.