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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you think it was any different back then?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Yes. Definitely yes.

There were some pockets of propaganda, especially during election times, but it's nothing compared to the continuous avalanche that exists today.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Yeah pre the 24hr a day news cycle

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

WAY back in the day, news was fucking great. Especially in small towns. Stories would be like “Man takes bicycle trip 80 miles down to Townsville!”

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah, people would be surprised that listicles were a thing in newspapers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

That was the exception, not the rule though. Thus why a name was coined for it.