I’m endlessly fascinated with the power that the media, combined with the tech monopolists, holds over the public mind. Their information can directly contradict what is before the view of the public, and the public will believe the narrative rather than what is obviously true. This is very dangerous, and I don’t see a way out of this problem other than innovation. Competing news outlets, and a refusal to believe the lies, appear to be the only real options. There is no way to legislate our way out of it, because we know who would end up directing and writing the legislation. We’ve lived through an entire year of reality distortion, and that distortion has literally compelled a dramatic shift in the trajectory of world history.
U.S. new daily infections are down 63% from Jan 8th to Jan 31st, yet media – especially CNN – is saying “America’s dark winter is here” and “expectations of returning to normalcy are fading fast.” How many more suicides will there be because of media’s grotesque falsehoods?
— Dr Reality – Dave Champion (@DrReality5) February 1, 2021
