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I think we know now that people that want to be disinformed tend to consume media.

Why do we keep seeing studies that show people who engage more with the main stream media have a far more skewed view of reality. That includes places like the NYT.

Why: because to make money you have to focus on the long tail of events, which always describe outliers. It’s how Trump got elected: he was good money.



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