Re:Big Tech's Big Defector: Roger McNamee
by pwinnski on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @03:24PM
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It could be, as you say, the difference between "a Democrat" and "a Republican." It could also be the difference between President Obama and President Trump specifically.
It might even be the difference between 2008 and a decade later. Sometimes opinions shift over time, as new information comes to light.
If a Dem wins, the media/etc will praise tech/social media like they did after Obama won. Remember in 2008 when the media hailed Obama as the first "social media president". It's amazing how a single election shifted the narrative on an entire industry wholesale. It's like someone flipped a switch and the narrative went from positive to negative overnight.
How many remember Obama's Q&A at google?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nnj7r1wCD4
What would have been the narrative had Hillary won? Would tech be credited with helping her win rather than attacked relentlessly by the media? The real question that isn't why the news industry was so upset? Isn't the news supposed to be objective and fair?