tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post3705751920037488560..comments2024-03-18T15:45:32.866-04:00Comments on bensozia: Matt Taibbi is DepressedJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-34675710561641809602017-02-01T13:13:04.635-05:002017-02-01T13:13:04.635-05:001. There are two kinds of people. One group seek...1. There are two kinds of people. One group seeks out the "reality they find most pleasing." The other seeks out the reality they can rail against. I see a lot more of the latter than the former these days.<br /><br />2. With the coming of the Internet and social mediums like FaceBook, Twitter, and Blogs, it's easier to belong to a cult -- little sacrifice involved. He alludes to this, but I don't think cults can win national elections in a country of 330 million. So he's missing something. This is not a new human phenomenon, but technology makes it easier to display itself.<br /><br />3. How come I no longer hear the term "The Press?" Everyone, including reporters and analysts, use the word "media." I would think reporters and analysts would prefer distinguishing themselves from the larger group of crackpots, pundits, and bullies. They are just defining themselves down. I'm surprised the news show hasn't changed its name to "Meet the Media."<br /><br />4. "Fake News" already is so misused, kidnapped and abused by the larger media, that I no longer use the term. I call fake news a hoax. I do like the phrase "Alternate Facts," though. It truly signifies the times we live in and makes arguing so much easier. You can truly talk past one another when you argue from different premises.<br /><br />5. Much of this has to do with the loss of civility, I think. No one is civil any more. It's considered a weakness. Our president is a crude man, uncivil, representing the grossest elements of our pop culture. He's a stereotype. His incivility is the scariest thing about him, and what worries me more than his total failure as a president is his total success as president. Then he might become an archetype.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.com