Propaganda has been a thing long before the internet and will likely be a thing until the complete collapse of human society.
The problem isnt that technology exists, its that we go through phases where we assume it will only ever be used to make our lives easier, not to subjugate us.
Well said. It’s arguably still a net good even as is because it’s easier than ever to verify it, whereas to get the propaganda message out, you’re competing for attention on the web instead of on the street, but on the street it’s not as easy to verify what you hear.
Propaganda has been a thing long before the internet and will likely be a thing until the complete collapse of human society.
The problem isnt that technology exists, its that we go through phases where we assume it will only ever be used to make our lives easier, not to subjugate us.
Well said. It’s arguably still a net good even as is because it’s easier than ever to verify it, whereas to get the propaganda message out, you’re competing for attention on the web instead of on the street, but on the street it’s not as easy to verify what you hear.
Not that most people do, but they could