Re: Thoughts on the Internet's Founding Myths
- From: "Jesse Ephraim" <JEphraim@[redacted]>
- Subject: Re: Thoughts on the Internet's Founding Myths
- Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:54:05 CDT
> Dismal results ensue: fads like environmentalism and alternative "medicine"
> spread malignantly and seek to silence dissidents, sometimes by
> violent means
I would hardly call environmentalism a "fad." It has been around for
many decades, at least.
> the fare served by the media now consists exclusively of soap operas
> and reality TV shows;
That isn't true, even with network TV. There are a variety of shows
available, particularly if you get cable/satellite TV. I agree that
there are far too many "reality" shows.
Jesse Ephraim
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