I think one must realise that there is no real distinction between "stupid" and "not stupid" people. Psychology tells us we are not Cartesian, independent thinking things, but suggestible, biased, and mostly irrational evolved animals. This shit affects all of us really.
Change the model of how Youtube makes money. The problem is they make money by showing us stuff the worst part of our nature likes, and they do this, because it hooks people.
Look, it is a decision of the company's part to make money even though it hurts our society. To me it is unconscionable to make money knowing the downstream effect is an ourbreak of measles or a distrust in science. Sure everyone wants to make money, but just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
> The problem is they make money by showing us stuff the worst part of our nature likes, and they do this, because it hooks people.
Sensationalism gets people watching? Color me shocked!/sarcasm
The mainstream media and other "news" does the same stupid shit. Because, sadly, controversy sells. It is the same reason for the artificial manufactured drama in "Reality Shows".
Maybe part of the problem is that there is no "Good News" channel that focuses on positive, empowering people instead of the negative, bullshit ?
The bigger problem is YouTube censoring anyone who doesn't agree with their political agenda. This is a dangerous slippery slope.
The mainstream media and other "news" does the same stupid shit.
As long as you include Fox in "mainstream", I'm in complete agreement with you. Fox "News" has somehow sold this idea that they're not mainstream, but rather part of some kind of "rebel allians". This despite being the most popular news channel on cable.
The fact that FOX News didn't have to act sensationalist relative to its counterparts but instead took a route of acting relatively meek and just reacting to the left, and this got them into the current state where they of all outlets are more trusted than past trusted left-leaning outlets, should instead of inviting scorn push you to do some introspective activities and turn on some light bulbs. But i guess stupid people do as stupid people keep doing.
Anon is an idiot, there is no run-on sentence there.
However, the subject of the first sentence is way too far removed from its verb/objects. That makes it hard to hold the whole thing in your head, because you have to suspend the first thought, then put together the second thought, before you can go back and finish the first thought. Reading that sentence is an unnecessary juggling act. It would flow much better if each complete thought were broken out into its own sentence.
"Toxic Videos" Please! (Score:1)
Just say what it is! Stupid people are predisposed to violence! There is nothing else to this
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I think one must realise that there is no real distinction between "stupid" and "not stupid" people. Psychology tells us we are not Cartesian, independent thinking things, but suggestible, biased, and mostly irrational evolved animals. This shit affects all of us really.
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Yeah, well, Pavlov and Skinner showed how far we really have evolved.
This shit affects all of us really.
Yeah... so it does... Alrighty then, so who do YOU think should run the world??
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Change the model of how Youtube makes money. The problem is they make money by showing us stuff the worst part of our nature likes, and they do this, because it hooks people.
Look, it is a decision of the company's part to make money even though it hurts our society. To me it is unconscionable to make money knowing the downstream effect is an ourbreak of measles or a distrust in science. Sure everyone wants to make money, but just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
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> The problem is they make money by showing us stuff the worst part of our nature likes, and they do this, because it hooks people.
Sensationalism gets people watching? Color me shocked! /sarcasm
The mainstream media and other "news" does the same stupid shit. Because, sadly, controversy sells. It is the same reason for the artificial manufactured drama in "Reality Shows".
Maybe part of the problem is that there is no "Good News" channel that focuses on positive, empowering people instead of the negative, bullshit ?
The bigger problem is YouTube censoring anyone who doesn't agree with their political agenda. This is a dangerous slippery slope.
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The mainstream media and other "news" does the same stupid shit.
As long as you include Fox in "mainstream", I'm in complete agreement with you. Fox "News" has somehow sold this idea that they're not mainstream, but rather part of some kind of "rebel allians". This despite being the most popular news channel on cable.
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The fact that FOX News didn't have to act sensationalist relative to its counterparts but instead took a route of acting relatively meek and just reacting to the left, and this got them into the current state where they of all outlets are more trusted than past trusted left-leaning outlets, should instead of inviting scorn push you to do some introspective activities and turn on some light bulbs. But i guess stupid people do as stupid people keep doing.
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Holy shit, what a run on sentence.
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Sentence parses fine. Learn English.
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Which sentence(s) do you believe is/are poorly written?
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First sentence is missing its verb
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Anon is an idiot, there is no run-on sentence there.
However, the subject of the first sentence is way too far removed from its verb/objects. That makes it hard to hold the whole thing in your head, because you have to suspend the first thought, then put together the second thought, before you can go back and finish the first thought. Reading that sentence is an unnecessary juggling act. It would flow much better if each complete thought were broken out into its own sentence.
Example:
"FOX News didn't have to
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Oh never mind. âoeShould pushâ
But still that is really poorly written.
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There is. It is called "Christian Broadcasting Network"
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No news there, only lies. Religion, opium for the illiterate.
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Mainstream media has an natural limit. You can only push so far before you face advertiser backlash.