First a convicted felon as President, the way lgbtq people are treated, the rich controlling the media, constant warfare “for the good”, and also taking advantage of third-world counties, ie nestle
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It really does seem like it’s turning into fascism
I don’t believe that we’ll ever know precisely why and how this happened. However, my best guess is that the general public is uneducated and brainwashed by the media.
This one has been going on for a long time. My best guess is that the rich and powerful want to become more rich and powerful.
constant warfare “for the good”
The billionaire oligarchs that are profiting from this have to paint it as such to get all the young people to participate.
taking advantage of third-world counties
The oligarchs are diseased dragons lying atop mountains of gold (see J.R. Tolkien). They don’t care about the earth or any life on it. The bottom line for them is power/money.
If that’s the case, then my general answer would be that the US is not as bad as social media and other media conglomerates make things out to be. One reason being is the media figured out a while back that tactics such as fear-mongering gained more people’s attention. Therefore people were more likely to read their newspapers and see their advertisements, etc. (i.e. clickbait)
Now that I have been, mostly, limiting my self to the Associated Press and National Public Radio I don’t feel things such as impending doom.
I made a similar move a few years ago - none of the for-profit newspapers, and like you said, a stronger preference for national broadcasters who don’t have to worry about revenue directly from the populace (even if they are funded by public taxes), and a lesser dependence on advertising. I’m not even from the US and signed up for the NPR newsletters because they were so good and interesting!
I can’t help but feel you’re correct that clickbait is leading to a decline in the quality of things-that-I-read. In my opinion, it’s the manifestation of capitalism in communication and socialization and feels like such a terrible problem. Money may make the world go round – but it is clear that it doesn’t always do it in a sustainable way. I do what I can (with contributions to the DeArrow extension for YouTube for example) to stay focused on mitigating it, but I feel like I’ll have to do more in the future.
Would you elaborate more about what you believe is ‘bad’?
First a convicted felon as President, the way lgbtq people are treated, the rich controlling the media, constant warfare “for the good”, and also taking advantage of third-world counties, ie nestle
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It really does seem like it’s turning into fascism
I don’t believe that we’ll ever know precisely why and how this happened. However, my best guess is that the general public is uneducated and brainwashed by the media.
This one depends on which state you live in.
This one has been going on for a long time. My best guess is that the rich and powerful want to become more rich and powerful.
The billionaire oligarchs that are profiting from this have to paint it as such to get all the young people to participate.
The oligarchs are diseased dragons lying atop mountains of gold (see J.R. Tolkien). They don’t care about the earth or any life on it. The bottom line for them is power/money.
So, why aren’t more citizens trying to change this?
Could be several reasons. Most people aren’t aware. Some people don’t care. There are probably more reasons.
The last thing I want is for future generations to fix our mess from complacency which seems to be the trend.
60% of the country has no savings
I thought it was higher (80%)?
Probably talking about the social media/traditional media posts & programs.
If that’s the case, then my general answer would be that the US is not as bad as social media and other media conglomerates make things out to be. One reason being is the media figured out a while back that tactics such as fear-mongering gained more people’s attention. Therefore people were more likely to read their newspapers and see their advertisements, etc. (i.e. clickbait)
Now that I have been, mostly, limiting my self to the Associated Press and National Public Radio I don’t feel things such as impending doom.
I made a similar move a few years ago - none of the for-profit newspapers, and like you said, a stronger preference for national broadcasters who don’t have to worry about revenue directly from the populace (even if they are funded by public taxes), and a lesser dependence on advertising. I’m not even from the US and signed up for the NPR newsletters because they were so good and interesting!
I can’t help but feel you’re correct that clickbait is leading to a decline in the quality of things-that-I-read. In my opinion, it’s the manifestation of capitalism in communication and socialization and feels like such a terrible problem. Money may make the world go round – but it is clear that it doesn’t always do it in a sustainable way. I do what I can (with contributions to the DeArrow extension for YouTube for example) to stay focused on mitigating it, but I feel like I’ll have to do more in the future.
Statistics do say that it is safer now than ever before, but viscerally it doesn’t feel that way, which is by it so… unpleasant.