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Cosmic Kitten

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4. Nice try at wordsmithing. lol
Fri Jul 31, 2015, 03:37 PM
Jul 2015

Trying to assert your own definition of the
mainstream definition of "mainstream is futile.

The KOS link is a sad attempt to "re-frame"
the contemporary use of the term for self-serving purposes.


Mainstream refers to a current of thought that is presently widespread.[1][2] It includes all popular culture and media culture, typically disseminated by mass media. It is to be distinguished from subcultures and countercultures, and at the opposite extreme are cult followings and fringe theories.

Mainstream media, or mass media, is generally applied to print publications, such as newspapers and magazines that contain the highest readership among the public, along with radio formats and television stations that contain the highest viewing and listener audience, respectively. This is in contrast to various independent media, such as alternative media newspapers, specialized magazines in various organizations and corporations, and various electronic sources such as podcasts and blogs (Though certain blogs are more mainstream than others given their association with a mainstream source.[6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream


MSM, M$M is here to stay.
If the Oligarchs don't like it, oh well.

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