With how bad TV news has gotten this might be a good thing.
Social media allows for all sorts of disinformation and misinformation, yes. But there’s also real people talking about real experiences. Primary sources spreading their eyes and ears across the world.
TV news is owned by billionaires like Murdoch and Bezos and are basically just propaganda outlets for them. And while I’m sure Zuckerberg and Elon are influencing their social media platforms just as much, at least on the internet there are places like Lemmy where the truth at least has a chance to exist.
But there’s also real people talking about real experiences. Primary sources spreading their eyes and ears across the world.
Except for the armies of bots ran by elected representatives and foreign governments making comments specifically to enflame, or selectively promoting the stories they want. Social media has no reason to fix this either.
So yes I get what your saying, but I don’t see this getting better anytime soon.
With how bad TV news has gotten this might be a good thing.
Social media allows for all sorts of disinformation and misinformation, yes. But there’s also real people talking about real experiences. Primary sources spreading their eyes and ears across the world.
TV news is owned by billionaires like Murdoch and Bezos and are basically just propaganda outlets for them. And while I’m sure Zuckerberg and Elon are influencing their social media platforms just as much, at least on the internet there are places like Lemmy where the truth at least has a chance to exist.
Except for the armies of bots ran by elected representatives and foreign governments making comments specifically to enflame, or selectively promoting the stories they want. Social media has no reason to fix this either.
So yes I get what your saying, but I don’t see this getting better anytime soon.