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In reply to the discussion: On the media "conspiracy." [View all]Uncle Joe
(58,355 posts)Finding a comfort zone on the Internet is not a negative despite the corporate media's recent push of that meme.
The comfort zone that you might find on the Internet is of one's own choice, the alternative; being spoon-fed by a handful of corporate conglomerates via conventional one way information streams is not.
Furthermore the silver lining isn't just about getting your information via the Internet for the Internet's sake, the influence of instantaneous, mass two way debate affects the corporate media's perception of what it can and can't get away with as well in regards to propaganda.
Ie: the "Al Gore claimed to have invented the Internet" slander would be far more difficult for the corporate media to get away with today than it was in 1998-1999 and even more so in the future as the Internet grows in power and influence allowing the people to become more aware.
The same holds true for politicians and waging wars based on lies as in the Bush Administration's war with Iraq.
Finally, the sheer magnitude of the numbers of people participating in public debate begets an overall balancing act, mot to mention reverses the dumbing down effect of having too much information distribution and dissemination concentrated in too few hands.