a lot of mass politics is about the public, not part of the governance mechanism and thus holding little to no direct power, thinking/being made to think they are part of it
>more access to longer term news and media that dismantles political narratives sure maybe, but access is not utilization
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it seems clear the public has instead gotten more fragmented, insular, and myopic via social media
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which makes sense, traditional media at its best curates a shared universe and gives marching orders, both things that are healthy for most people
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and a lot of media dysfunction now is them trying to compete in a space they no longer control
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They only had power in the past because of the high barriers to entering the market, which are now almost zero. Opinions are no longer top-down but memetic.
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but if someone sees some information that changes their mind on something, they may choose a different opinion on say, what are priorities.
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