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The Braindead Megaphone

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a polemic about the dumbing-down of media, cus the person with the loudest voice forces everyone else to react, plus the profit motive makes media drift away from its original purpose. I agree with the sentiment but I didn't really like the way it was written (too heavy-handed)

Saunders, G. (2010). The Braindead Megaphone. In Saunders, G. The Brain-Dead Megaphone: Essays. Bloomsbury Publishing, pp. 1-20

(adjective) being less dense / (adjective) of, relating to, or interesting to a select group; esoteric / (adjective) very high / (verb) to make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand without the addition of matter / (verb) to make more spiritual, refined, or abstruse / (verb) to become less dense

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What they share most is a desire not to be cast down, down from the realm of the rarefied air, back to where they came from.

on the people controlling the media

—p.17 by George Saunders
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6 years, 7 months ago

What they share most is a desire not to be cast down, down from the realm of the rarefied air, back to where they came from.

on the people controlling the media

—p.17 by George Saunders
notable
6 years, 7 months ago