...consists of turning it into television. Everybody (ISPs, especially) seems to want to do this now and it's pretty pathetic that these innovators can't think up something more original. But... it sort of goes hand in hand with the kind of innovative programming one finds on television (or coming out of Hollywood).
Maybe Ursula Le Guin was on to something:
Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further development.
The progressives want to use television for more than information or entertainment. They want to use it to shape public opinion and guide society in the right direction. So they will have TV programming followed by a debate where those with those with the right ideas are supported and those with the wrong ones are corrected.
If you read any discussion about TV these days, you'll see everyone over 30 say they are tuning out and turning off because music is more about women shaking their asses and singing abou
So innovation on the internet nowadays... (Score:2)
...consists of turning it into television. Everybody (ISPs, especially) seems to want to do this now and it's pretty pathetic that these innovators can't think up something more original. But... it sort of goes hand in hand with the kind of innovative programming one finds on television (or coming out of Hollywood).
Maybe Ursula Le Guin was on to something:
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The progressives want to use television for more than information or entertainment. They want to use it to shape public opinion and guide society in the right direction. So they will have TV programming followed by a debate where those with those with the right ideas are supported and those with the wrong ones are corrected.
If you read any discussion about TV these days, you'll see everyone over 30 say they are tuning out and turning off because music is more about women shaking their asses and singing abou