The abundance of facts end up reducing their value to us. As a result, we tend to retreat into tribes, guided primarily by our uninformed rage. And we naturally hunger for reinforcement. Television news shows rise to the occasion, offering shouting matches between caricatured opposites competing for ratings. Elected officials are ridiculed as 'wonks' for sharing or even understanding multiple viewpoints, the history of an issues, or its greater context.
- Douglas Rushkoff, Program or be Programmed
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