Theus on Nostr: If it weren't for the decentralization of news and information sources and we relied ...
If it weren't for the decentralization of news and information sources and we relied solely on legacy media organizations, what would your perception of recent events have been?
In recent days, we have been bombarded by various media, videos, photos, headlines, narratives... yet all about the same event.
Regardless of side, position, or narrative, at least today we have the opportunity and freedom to make our own decisions about the facts.
Remember when we hadn't separated the State from Religion, and the only sources were controlled by a few incumbents?
Perhaps we are living in this new moment, where the distribution of events and news is ceasing to be a monopoly of a few incumbents and becoming decentralized, through various sources, portals, blogs, and especially social media.
And at this moment, we recall that old maxim that still seems to make sense: there is one side, there is the other side, and there is the truth in between...
In recent days, we have been bombarded by various media, videos, photos, headlines, narratives... yet all about the same event.
Regardless of side, position, or narrative, at least today we have the opportunity and freedom to make our own decisions about the facts.
Remember when we hadn't separated the State from Religion, and the only sources were controlled by a few incumbents?
Perhaps we are living in this new moment, where the distribution of events and news is ceasing to be a monopoly of a few incumbents and becoming decentralized, through various sources, portals, blogs, and especially social media.
And at this moment, we recall that old maxim that still seems to make sense: there is one side, there is the other side, and there is the truth in between...