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1. Brendan Sinclair (brendansinclair@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jun-2022 11:51:39 UTC Brendan Sinclair

   This just in: 44% of journalists have not been paying attention.

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   • FediThing (fedithing@tech.lgbt)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jun-2022 11:52:02 UTC FediThing

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     @BrendanSinclair

     It does make you wonder if (for example) flat earthers were more numerous, whether they would start getting respectful "both sides" coverage too.

     It will eat away society's sanity if terrible-but-popular stances are respected by the media.

   • Brendan Sinclair (brendansinclair@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jun-2022 11:52:02 UTC Brendan Sinclair

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     • FediThing

     @FediThing Just a complete surrender on the idea that any kind of truth could actually exist.

     "Side A says water is wet. Side B says water is a bootleg VHS copy of D.C Cab covered in novelty glitter nail polish. Who are we to say who's right?"

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   • FediThing (fedithing@tech.lgbt)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jun-2022 11:52:17 UTC FediThing

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     @BrendanSinclair

     Exactly. And people take their cues of what it is reasonable to believe from how the media presents things.

     If two options are presented equally side by side, people will be (subconsciously at least) more likely to think both are reasonable respectable options.

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