We don’t even have a functioning media establishment. My retired parents get their ‘news’ from a mix of Facebook, Nextdoor, and what people tell them casually. My sister lives with them and aside from instagram, same thing. There’s no daily newspaper, they can’t navigate the constantly changing landscape of news apps, which billionaires own which media corp, which media corp is biased in which direction. It feels more like the beginning throes of societal collapse, old men aren’t planting trees (for which shade they won’t enjoy), they’re raping kids, bribing politicians, and building island bunkers.
We don’t even have a functioning media establishment. My retired parents get their ‘news’ from a mix of Facebook, Nextdoor, and what people tell them casually. My sister lives with them and aside from instagram, same thing. There’s no daily newspaper, they can’t navigate the constantly changing landscape of news apps, which billionaires own which media corp, which media corp is biased in which direction. It feels more like the beginning throes of societal collapse, old men aren’t planting trees (for which shade they won’t enjoy), they’re raping kids, bribing politicians, and building island bunkers.
Agreed. The biggest issue is they want to believe the narrative because it absolves them of any responsibility for their actions/inactions.
Also, *throes