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I admire your bravery for telling the truth about yourself. The answer for me is, not me either. Here is the story of one who did challenge that kind of power. He was a courageous and just human being:
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J. Randall Murphy
Interesting documentary after you get past all the pre-school history. But given all the sentiment against legislation and legally holding people liable for their Internet content, I find it completely hypocritical that Reddit has the standard legal weasel wording that holds it's users liable for their legal bills if anyone should try to hold them responsible for user content.
"... Specifically, you agree to hold reddit, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and third party service providers harmless from and defend them against any claims, costs, damages, losses, expenses, and any other liabilities, including attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or related to your access to or use of reddit, your violation of this user agreement, and/or your violation of the rights of any third party or person ..."
This is exactly the kind of thing that the video seems to be railing against, yet there it is their own TOS. The only thing worse than the unfair terms corporations put in their TOS agreements is someone who pretends to be all about rights and freedoms while at the same time expecting people to give them a pass on their own questionable policies. See the segment on TOS agreements starting at around 1:26:00.
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They boosted Trump for months with barely any criticism. This is what happened.
Means nothing and it’s old news. One of the reasons she’s not at Fox News anymore is that Trump hates her.
Randall
J. Randall Murphy
Did you actually listen to what she said? She had a personal meeting with Trump where they came to a mutual understanding about their relationship in the media — he doesn't hate her at all.
I believe nothing about what Trump says or does.
Saw what? I don't have an extra 51 min. to waste, and I suspect most of our visitors don't either.
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J. Randall Murphy
It's only a "waste" if you want to look at it that way. I don't. Others also might not see it as a "waste of time". You might be surprised. Being in the media for so long, I figured you'd already know all about McLuhan. He was very influential, and his insights on the use of technology are widely reflected in today's e-media. He even made a cameo in Woody Allen's Annie Hall.
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Burnt State
Paranormal Adept
This is actually one of the most significant and still relevant pieces of media analysis, even if you only watch the first ten minutes it's worth your time. This is prophetic material. If human culture was roughed up by the new electronic technology that forever changed us; then, consider what you have seen since digital technology has bulldozed our society. We are living in a society that is overflowing with artificial truths that we collectively believe in, will vote for even if it's bad for us. Some will even kill for it. It's spooky.
The digital revolution has slaughtered our youth. We left them alone on the sacrificial altar of their cell phones and social media. Their enemies are now invisible. Talk about living in a culture of fear. We're only now starting to make laws to protect them. This is what we did with cigarettes after we advertised that narcotic to them. Now we just advertise beauty, sex, luxury and violence to them....and gaming. Thank goodness some of the new generations are returning to analog tech but haven't abandoned the Internet yet.
I think in an age where information is everywhere and is being collected constantly it's important you pick diverse sources of media using critical skills to assess what is being presented and by whom. So much of the news is bought and owned. You need to have international perspectives and a wide news net so that you are never limited to only one opinion. The most dangerous thing you can do is live in an echo chamber of only one channel with the same opinions all the time. That way leads to total brainwashing. Consider some of the delusions young people believe about themselves. The digital age is a mental health tsunami.
We should have listened to Marshal's warning a long time ago.
Richard Hawkins
Paranormal Adept
There is no doubt that their world can be terrifying and I for one am glad I was not a child or teenager who grew up in it.This is actually one of the most significant and still relevant pieces of media analysis, even if you only watch the first ten minutes it's worth your time. This is prophetic material. If human culture was roughed up by the new electronic technology that forever changed us; then, consider what you have seen since digital technology has bulldozed our society. We are living in a society that is overflowing with artificial truths that we collectively believe in, will vote for even if it's bad for us. Some will even kill for it. It's spooky.
The digital revolution has slaughtered our youth. We left them alone on the sacrificial altar of their cell phones and social media. Their enemies are now invisible. Talk about living in a culture of fear. We're only now starting to make laws to protect them. This is what we did with cigarettes after we advertised that narcotic to them. Now we just advertise beauty, sex, luxury and violence to them....and gaming. Thank goodness some of the new generations are returning to analog tech but haven't abandoned the Internet yet.
I think in an age where information is everywhere and is being collected constantly it's important you pick diverse sources of media using critical skills to assess what is being presented and by whom. So much of the news is bought and owned. You need to have international perspectives and a wide news net so that you are never limited to only one opinion. The most dangerous thing you can do is live in an echo chamber of only one channel with the same opinions all the time. That way leads to total brainwashing. Consider some of the delusions young people believe about themselves. The digital age is a mental health tsunami.
We should have listened to Marshal's warning a long time ago.