However, people do not make use of this knowledge, but instead react to input as if it were a traditional mass medium (TV, newspapers, magazines). This is even more destructive because it replaces journalism with randomness.

  • DandomRude@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I’m not saying that the internet isn’t a good thing. Everything you say is possible, desirable, and happens every day. But it comes at a price because people don’t know how to use it. Misinformation and hate are rampant because people see the internet (rightly so, given their informational independence - if they have any) as their primary source of information. However, things like quality journalism are no longer possible here because the business model no longer works at all. This means that there is no one left that does investigative journalism and that people have to inform themselves independently - which most just can’t and won’t do. The situation in the US is the logical result of that.

    And as for Batman: I don’t even want to get started on Palantir and their Gotham project…