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Trump admits he didn’t have to tear down East Wing for ballroom, but just wanted to
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“Distracting headlines” is basically the symptom of the populace having the attention span of a gnat with ADHD using meth as a cure. We don’t focus on anything long enough to generate enough traffic and therefore money for these media companies. So the media end up producing a constant barrage of shit and drivel while ignoring the stuff that likely matters.
I don’t disagree this blame lies on the people producing the news but it’s also due to the consumers sliding into a character from Idiocracy.
I've seen more intelligence from consumers in the modern landscape of bullshit and scams than the Reagan Era landscape we hold to such high esteem.
As someone who actually is old enough to remember the Reagan era, I’m not sure it deserves that much nostalgia.
I'm just hoping it was an /s-less sarcasm. I agree with the point through. Our attention span are shorter and the world always appears to be ending, but I think a lot of that is that along with all the lies and manipulation, we're actually seeing more of 'how the sausage is made' than ever before.
As disastrous as smartphones have been, it's never been easier to collect and instantly share evidence.
This, of course, is not to say that I think we're not supremely screwed right now, and there's still a lot happening in the shadows, but I feel there's definitely an increase of visibility.