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Thaddeus

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2. Not sure I see a difference

Reply to snot (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 25, 2015, 09:12 PM

Nov 2015

Monopolizing our attention (and delivering it to advertisers) is exactly how media monopolies make their money in most cases. Besides, I think the bigger point is how commercial market values create an anti-democratic media system. And that includes monopolizing our attention (again, for advertisers).

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The US stands as a cautionary tale for what happens when a media system is dominated by market value [View all] Thaddeus Nov 2015 OP

Agreed; although I think it's naive to characterize this as a matter of market value. snot Nov 2015 #1

Not sure I see a difference Thaddeus Nov 2015 #2