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Google and Facebook should be viewed though the lens of Marshall McLuhan. They are both builders and destroyers of the global village. In 1962 McLuhan predicted: "The next medium, whatever it is – it may be the extension of consciousness" nytimes.com/2019/06/09/bus…
McLuhan viewed media through its roots in advertising and saw how it artificially and willfully shaped culture and our perception of each other. Essentially putting cultural evolution into the hands of those with short term, ulterior motives...for profit. esquire.com/entertainment/…
The elites have always shaped media, perception and government. We have seen a growing trend towards nihilism where destruction of states, the death of local media and the destruction of empathy in global social media has real consequences. Are the Mercer's the anti-Medicis?
Are media robber barons and invasive data sellers like Mark Zuckerberg modern day "Emperors" surrounded by toadies who lubricate and mold the system to avoid accountability? Or is he a visionary who should be left to build his empire? google.com/amp/s/amp.theg…
Will it be left to the Neo-Rich with royal titles like "Steve Job's Widow" or "Jeff Bezo's Ex-Wife" along with anointed children and relatives of billionaires to correct the current course? nypost.com/2019/04/20/why…
