I have got to the point where I barely scan the daily news anymore. There are so many events and stories of importance or interest that are not reported. For example there have been many a large protest against a number of policies this government are implementing but hardly, if any reporting is done on the main news sites. Our media has become passive and impotent, no longer able to report on events that are a disruption to the status quo! We have a generation of reporters whose are too comfortable in their own cosy world, to be controversial in any way! We have news channels whose blatant agenda is overtly right wing and give air time to some of the most obnoxious presenters. The simple answer is not to watch or read any of their output, find news outlets that report without fear of favour. They exist but you have to look for them and they are almost exclusively from outside the UK.
Social media has allowed us all able to comment on anything and everything (me included) but it has served to dilute and minimise our thoughts on the ever increasing corruption, lawbreaking, bad behaviour and poor judgement! We send our comments out into the ether and hope that our opinion might have some effect on events, knowing it does not. It is true that social media has brought to light many important stories and influenced the outcome of a number of issues but in reality most of it has little or no effect. You could argue that it is a lot of fuss over nothing? I limit my exposure these days. They can be amusing and often make me chuckle with the silly and the witty but more often it just makes me sad or angry!
It is a reflection of the widest possible cross section of human communication and totally proves the oft quoted idiom (and I para phrase) “of defending those whose opinion you would fight with your last breath”!
We live in strange complicated times, technology and human endeavour at its peak, whilst human interaction is largely conducted through the medium of a screen. It has huge advantages for many purposes but one wonders if it’s all embracing grasp is more damaging than the progress it provides?
Stay well
PS I swear one day I am going to punch some idiot who insists on walking down the street with their mobile phone held firmly in front of them not having a fucking clue what is in front of them!!!!!
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