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"How do societies get over years, or even decades, of being lied to? How
does a society that has run on “disinformation” exit from that system?
The question has obvious contemporary relevance. Yet mass disinformation
is not a new phenomenon, or even necessarily a modern one. It has
historical precedents.
In Germany, the problem of widespread disinformation started with an
explosive new media—namely print. When the printing press, developed in
the 1450s, got humming by the 1490s, it disseminated a great deal of new
knowledge. Yet this new media also spread disinformation, inflamed
antagonisms, and accelerated questionable information on a number of
subjects."
Via Paul Ferguson, who wrote "Recommended reading."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
