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Re:The Webb telescope just offered a revelatory view of huma... by nologic01 on Friday July 14, 2023 @09:08AM (#36723429)
The immediate precursor are argubly sensationalist newspaper frontpages. Carefully chosen so as to sell the entire paper.

But only tabloids would fairly consistently cross the line that distinguishes a "vivid account" of something from something borderline false.

You could say that the internet, more specifically the need for "virality" engineered a race to the bottom that turned publishers into tabloid sites.

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Re:The Webb telescope just offered a revelatory view of huma... by swayvil on Friday July 14, 2023 @10:53AM (#36724848)
One thing about the internet is the globalness. Nothing's local anymore. All news, all advertising, is competing with a million others for your attention, instead of just a local dozen.

It's like having a hundred people in your living room all the time.

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