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Re:How objectivity in journalism became a matter of opinion by reportgunner on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:20AM (#23859241)
> We keep blaming “the media” for our ails when all they do is show us the things we want. Maybe we should look in the mirror?

The problem I have with your comment is that it states that "the media" are not a uniform group with hive mind, but then it implies that the whole population of the Earth is. (all they do is show _us_ the things _we_ want

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Re:How objectivity in journalism became a matter of opinion by take_a_breath on Thursday July 16, 2020 @12:33PM (#23860648)
The “we” is each individual. We have self-contained bubbles which the media analyzes to create “channels”. Those are the never-ending feeds built specifically for us based on our past usage.
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