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Re:Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon ... by nodesocket on Sunday February 18, 2018 @02:47PM (#16407908)
The fact that you can't see that it's in the media's best interest (manily to stay in business) to push outrage and sensational headlines and enable constant outrage is surprising. Facebook also further reinforces the outrage (on both sides) again for huge profits. Outrage sells, and business is a booming.
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Re:Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon ... by evgen on Sunday February 18, 2018 @03:02PM (#16408055)
Maybe they are just not oblivious to the fact that there is a lot to be outraged about? Sometimes the outrage is not manufactured but simply a response to lies and criminal behavior in the halls of power.
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Re:Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon ... by ordinaryradical on Sunday February 18, 2018 @03:38PM (#16408392)
You're making it zero sum but it's not. It's possible to have a media that profits off outrage but to simultaneously have outrageous things happening to our the most important institutions.

The media did not create deported children, paid off porn stars, and collusion with foreign governments. So let's not pretend this is on them entirely.

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Re:Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon ... by dictum on Sunday February 18, 2018 @06:30PM (#16409547)
The media did not create the situations you listed, but it did create a lot of "get a load of this guy" pieces about him exactly when he wanted them most: when he was the kooky loudmouth unlikely to be nominated.
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