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DemocracyMouse

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2. Great questions.
Sun Jun 23, 2019, 10:19 AM
Jun 2019

I've been thinking that since it is a long tradition of providing public roads leading up to the doors of a theater (and every other business), why not propose a public internet channel? That is, a simple, elegant web portal (think about the simple beauty of park service signage) where anyone can post content, and even get paid per viewer minutes. Kind of a universal basic income for the creative community. Call it the National Common Media (NCM). Set up a peer review and flagging system for abusive content (without treading on 1st Amendment rights).

Of course the big media co's will hate the competition and attempt to destroy it like they attempted to crush Warren's Bureau of Consumer Affairs.

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I just signed up for Netflix and have been sorely disappointed. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2019 #1
Great questions. DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #2
Nice idea Beringia Jun 2019 #3
It would be paid like the National Park Service DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #5
To follow the logic... DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #6
I've seen PBS science shows on Netflix wryter2000 Jun 2019 #4
PBS has an app IcyPeas Jun 2019 #7
Thanks, I'll check it out Beringia Jun 2019 #8
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