Re:How Politics Tested Ravelry and the Crafting Community
by mbostleman on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @10:47AM
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But didn't the problem really escalate when media scaled electronically with radio and television. Those mediums didn't include interaction like social media does, but it seems like the diversity of ideas (at least visibly) is inversely proportional to the scale of broadcasting.
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Re:How Politics Tested Ravelry and the Crafting Community
by busterarm on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @10:51AM
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Broadcasting is a related, but separate problem.
What's in the news will be the topic of conversation in your community, but it does not lead thought in your community. It does not identify with anyone there.
Social media has replaced the community itself. It dictates who you speak to and how.
It is among the most insidious weapons that we've invented yet and it's aimed almost exclusively at civilians.