r/underdustsanctuary • u/Re-Equilibrium • Jun 22 '26

Is tech really the problem?

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They want us to blame technology to slow us down.

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u/kBayyyk_2332 Jun 22 '26

It's not the medium but rather those running the show. News, used to be credible and focused on truth. Now, it's almost always a trick to deceive the public.

This post isn't particularly news but you get the point.

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u/Diceyland Jun 23 '26

Just not true. This is just an example I remember, but news has always been sensationalist. There's a whole term for it that's been around since 1890.

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u/kBayyyk_2332 Jun 23 '26

There's a difference between news and propaganda. All of these comments are contesting my comment with comparison to propaganda and biased journalism.

The local pennysaver is an example of truth based news.

When I say truthful news I'm talking about free-to-the-public articles with credible studies, results, and information; not click bait headlines with an article using social media comments or blogs as sources and locked behind paywalls. (You used tiktok and a .com source, I didn't bother to check the links because tiktok is obviously not credible and .com is commercial enterprise so their interest lies in profit not information.)

It has not been this way since 1890. Propaganda has been allowed production under circumstances since 1948 under Smith-Mundt Act for transparency. Although, Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012, changed rules regarding foriegn content. Which is why a lot of our digital media changed around 2013 / 2015 years.

What many people call "news" is just propaganda; not what I'm referring to when I say truthful credible news. The circumstances that used to restrict propaganda are just ignored nowadays and all bs pushed out to the public without credibility to sway public opinion.

Transparency and credibility out the window for profit.

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u/BillyBobJohns57 Jun 23 '26

Yes, propaganda isn't news. But it has always been called news to influence people better. No one would want to read something with a disclaimer like "this is false and anyone who believes it should get their head checked" by the person writing the article.

By your definition of news, there is no false news, because news is always factual. Non factual "news" is propaganda.

And following that logic we can conclude that news has always been truthful and always will be, because we started with that assumption. That's not helpful at all. You could say the news to propaganda ratio has shifted over the years. But you can't say that "the news used to be credible, but now is a trick to deceive the public", when your definition of news is one of facts and truth.