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In reply to the discussion: tiedrich in the morning (on merrick garland) [View all]Caliman73
(11,752 posts)I am all for the democratization of information. I just think that people are not prepared for it and because it is simply seen as a commodity, something that is sold for profit, there are so many incentives to put out the worst crap possible.
I remember back in the day when CNN and Headline News started out with their 24 hour coverage. It was "Helicopter chases" all day long. Just video of the helicopter filming the high speed chase somewhere in Paramus, New Jersey. I thought then, "Why the hell do I need to know about this police chase? I am in Southern California". Since then it has gone downhill. Because they have 24 hours of commercial time to sell, they go with a story, and EVERYBODY's opinion about it. Social media is worse. You get "Jim from down the street", a shoe salesman, pontificating on protein spikes on Coronaviruses because he read somewhere how China is manufacturing deadly viruses. You have Nicki Minaj tweeting about her cousin's friend's sister's nephew twice removed getting swollen balls, so that you have to have the Health Minister from Trinidad & Tobago come out, do an investigation, and debunk that crap.
Now, we are all experts into what the Attorney General of the United States should be doing. I mean, we can all have an opinion, but I don't think that my opinion should be taken over legal experts and scholars.