"When you're young, you look at television and think, there's a conspiracy, they have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that's not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want, and that's a far more depressing thought." Steve Jobs

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[–]dontbuyanylogos 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

It might be a bit of a chicken and egg situation

[–]FreedomUltd 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Media can be used very effectively to manipulate people. Thinking that the people who own / control the media wouldn't use it that way is stupid.

And I'll add...gullible.

[–]IridescentAnaconda 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, it's an iterative process.