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Re:Idiocracy Is a Cruel Movie And You Should Be Ashamed For ... by walterbell on Wednesday July 30, 2014 @02:19AM (#8106685)
Some people also look to Daily Show and Colbert Report as points of reference for social issues. Is that a commentary on those people, or the editorial postures of mainstream journalism?
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Re:Idiocracy Is a Cruel Movie And You Should Be Ashamed For ... by Qualman on Wednesday July 30, 2014 @03:20AM (#8106797)
Hmm, indeed. I would still argue that this is an issue of the individual, since they are ultimately the entity responsible for deciding what is a valid point of reference, regardless of if the source is more or less justifiable.
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Re:Idiocracy Is a Cruel Movie And You Should Be Ashamed For ... by walterbell on Wednesday July 30, 2014 @06:10AM (#8107235)
If millions of individuals independently make the same decision about which media they trust, it may be a social signal.
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