I don't do this often, but this says what I have wanted to say about social implications of the internet, except it goes further, does it more eloquently and generally gives some really interesting food for thought.
Actually, it's also part of the theory behind crosslinks - kind of a best-of-friendsfriends thing, so people get exposed to content they wouldn't otherwise have seen.
I really enjoy reading 2004_elections because it's really refreshing to get a right-wing point of view on things, to read the articles they read and see why they think the way they do. It's all too easy to go on reading the Independent and Guardian and end up in a trendy Lib Dem ivory tower...
One of the reasons I believe in supporting a (decent) public broadcast network like the BBC - broadening my horizons never was so easy.
If only this utopia were reality ;)
Still, it's got to be better than the politically-controlled media outlets in the US. I had hoped the internet would have a larger effect on the election results, but I don't think we're there just yet.
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Date: 2004-11-09 09:26 am (UTC)I really enjoy reading
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Date: 2004-11-09 09:38 am (UTC)If only this utopia were reality ;)
Still, it's got to be better than the politically-controlled media outlets in the US. I had hoped the internet would have a larger effect on the election results, but I don't think we're there just yet.