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Corporate media think we are really stupid. (subscriber.politicopro.com)
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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think POLITICO Pro’s target demographic is gormless middle management & political wonks, not us.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago

true

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

To be fair, a lot of "us" are profoundly stupid.

[–] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And when you can find photos of people wearing masks like that I begin to question if they are wrong ...

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

manipulating semiotics like this can be pretty powerful in manipulating how we perceive something.