The inevitable outcome of the press having a business model that rewards brain manipulation versus accuracy is what can be called political warming.
As the press becomes increasingly skilled at stimulating the emotion centres in our brains, one should expect the public to be in a continuous state of fight-or-flight anxiety. We’re more scared and angry than we ever have been, at least since World War II. And that means bigger storms ahead in the form of protests and divisiveness
Be mindful of how the incentives of the press relate to the stories and information they put out.
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