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by nineplay 195 days ago
We didn't always have bad actors directly injecting rage-bait into our blood streams.
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nemomarx 195 days ago
Not as tuned for engagement as now, but we had to have yellow journalism laws for a reason too. There's always been lots of propaganda and manipulation and bad actors in journalism.
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johnnyanmac 195 days ago
Sure we did. Or is that also just us conforming to our preferred worldview of the past?
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