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>Journalism as a well-funded, independent, competitive market for news is the cornerstone of any democracy.

A cornerstone. Another cornerstone is popular memes like this, our culture is composed of thousands of them, and they control how we think.



The. Memes are only reflections of things people already know.

When's the last time you saw a meme that taught you something or made you think about something more deeply?

The vast majority are cotton candy facts.


Have you something even remotely resembling a proof for this set of rather interesting claims of fact?


I was asking you, specifically. When was the last time?


Just now: "Perception is reality".

Now, can you transfer some of that impressive courage toward the task of answering the question I posed to you?


If you're unable to think of a time, any answer of mine would be moot.


"Now" is a point in time.

I used a very unpopular meme though, so unpopular you may not be able to see it.


Journalism is, but I’m not sure for-profit journalism is.

Any more that for-profit healthcare or housing is.




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