Again: One side understands how our current information ecosystem works, and the other side does not. The majority of Americans are not seeking out the news, they're having the news rub up against them in the flow of their phones. If you flood the flow, it's all they'll see.
What a shitshow of lies.
I honestly was expecting Obama to understand this and implement it when he was in office. But he was hidebound. AOC understands this. Maybe some other folks will seek her counsel for how to counter this new flood of bullshit.
Here's more on that. I have been thinking about this piece pretty much every day since it came out, and I had my students read it so that we could discuss it in class. None of its conclusions were shocking to them. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
the 'gist' is a kissing cousin of the 'vibe'
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And comedy bits. The press sec is Hilarious.
The Fourth Estate is influencers