Comment by karaterobot
4 years ago
People want gossip, blood, and vitriol. We created platforms where you can get a stream of it any time, day or night. The best (worst) of it, aggregated from around the world. People were free to choose, and chose that instead of waiting for the paper to arrive in the morning. They could in theory have done both, but they clearly only wanted the one thing. So that's what we have now. I don't understand this ritual where we blame corporations for giving us what we tell them we want.
>I don't understand this ritual where we blame corporations for giving us what we tell them we want.
It's hard to convince people to take responsibility when they cherish their freedom more than anything. We emphasize freedom so much that consequences are a barricade to us