Of course these people have agendas, it’s not exactly a secret.

It’s not a secret, like I said. There are plenty of editors out there who have never decided to concoct ludicrous stories of Al Queda bases in the Amazon to name one example.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/10/28/in-the-party-o...

Should I assume bias and impartiality for your Day One conference simply by who you are and who is behind you? The Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, your opinion on that?

My opinion on your question is that Jeff Bezos purchased the Washington Post to advance his interests, and that the Washington Post indeed has an agenda which is broadly aligned with what’s commonly referred to as “the establishment.”

And absolutely nothing I’m saying is particularly insightful or controversial, it’s obvious at a glance.

As for your original question about who should own media to make it objective, I don’t have the answer to that one.

But I do know that there’s no person with a billion dollars who doesn’t have the agenda of preserving a social order consistent with them being able to continue to enjoy that billion dollars.

I don't understand how HN can hit such highs sometimes, but also host nonsense like this.

Morning, boys. How’s the water?

I find it interesting among its readership that Atlantic’s prose can hide so well what an absolute shitrag of propaganda it really is.