On the surface the media is about keeping us informed.
But the incentive structure of media companies means that media’s real product is fear, write headlines and sell sensationalism in order to hook readers and sell subscriptions.
When co-opted by governments they sell control of the zeitgeist, sometimes we call that propaganda.
On the surface the media is about keeping us informed.
But the incentive structure of media companies means that media’s real product is fear, write headlines and sell sensationalism in order to hook readers and sell subscriptions.
When co-opted by governments they sell control of the zeitgeist, sometimes we call that propaganda.