Pete

And they will find me and they will tell me what they think of the condition of our roads. Right. Right. You get up to the national level and you're so removed from it that you start to get into these like alternate reality zones. And then you add to that the fragmentation of where people get their information because there isn't the, you know, Walter, the famous example is Walter Cronkite, right?

And they will find me and they will tell me what they think of the condition of our roads. Right. Right. You get up to the national level and you're so removed from it that you start to get into these like alternate reality zones. And then you add to that the fragmentation of where people get their information because there isn't the, you know, Walter, the famous example is Walter Cronkite, right?

And they will find me and they will tell me what they think of the condition of our roads. Right. Right. You get up to the national level and you're so removed from it that you start to get into these like alternate reality zones. And then you add to that the fragmentation of where people get their information because there isn't the, you know, Walter, the famous example is Walter Cronkite, right?

Like everybody in the 60s like turns on Walter Cronkite. And it's not so much that he told people what to think. It's that he laid out a certain set of facts, certain set of things that happened. Everybody, they can argue over what it means, but they would generally agree on what just happened. Right, right. And we don't even have that.

Like everybody in the 60s like turns on Walter Cronkite. And it's not so much that he told people what to think. It's that he laid out a certain set of facts, certain set of things that happened. Everybody, they can argue over what it means, but they would generally agree on what just happened. Right, right. And we don't even have that.

Like everybody in the 60s like turns on Walter Cronkite. And it's not so much that he told people what to think. It's that he laid out a certain set of facts, certain set of things that happened. Everybody, they can argue over what it means, but they would generally agree on what just happened. Right, right. And we don't even have that.

So the algorithms are even worse. I mean, the other problem I would say is we no longer have access to the editorial function, by which I mean a professional news organization. I used to get so mad at... Ever from the South Bend Tribune to the New York Times, there were times when I was so pissed over a story or framing or whatever. But I will say...

So the algorithms are even worse. I mean, the other problem I would say is we no longer have access to the editorial function, by which I mean a professional news organization. I used to get so mad at... Ever from the South Bend Tribune to the New York Times, there were times when I was so pissed over a story or framing or whatever. But I will say...

So the algorithms are even worse. I mean, the other problem I would say is we no longer have access to the editorial function, by which I mean a professional news organization. I used to get so mad at... Ever from the South Bend Tribune to the New York Times, there were times when I was so pissed over a story or framing or whatever. But I will say...

If I actually found that they got something actually factually wrong and showed it, they would correct it. Like there is that ethos. Ah, no.

If I actually found that they got something actually factually wrong and showed it, they would correct it. Like there is that ethos. Ah, no.

If I actually found that they got something actually factually wrong and showed it, they would correct it. Like there is that ethos. Ah, no.

And professional journalistic organizations have to do that. But if we're in a world where somebody waits like what some dude on the internet says, the same, as an organization where there are people who have to hold to journalistic standards, if that's the same, well, that dude on the internet doesn't have to issue a correction. He doesn't even have to reveal who he is, right?

And professional journalistic organizations have to do that. But if we're in a world where somebody waits like what some dude on the internet says, the same, as an organization where there are people who have to hold to journalistic standards, if that's the same, well, that dude on the internet doesn't have to issue a correction. He doesn't even have to reveal who he is, right?

And professional journalistic organizations have to do that. But if we're in a world where somebody waits like what some dude on the internet says, the same, as an organization where there are people who have to hold to journalistic standards, if that's the same, well, that dude on the internet doesn't have to issue a correction. He doesn't even have to reveal who he is, right?

I think there's a lot of people looking at their feeds, and those two things seem equal. Yeah. Also, yeah, go, go, go, go.

I think there's a lot of people looking at their feeds, and those two things seem equal. Yeah. Also, yeah, go, go, go, go.

I think there's a lot of people looking at their feeds, and those two things seem equal. Yeah. Also, yeah, go, go, go, go.

Yes, it rewards the lizard brain. Yes. Because your lizard brain is taught... You see, the thing we don't realize is every time we click on something, look at something, let alone like something or share something or... I don't know, I'm still talking in Twitter terms like an old man, but whatever the kids are doing these days. You are actually...

Yes, it rewards the lizard brain. Yes. Because your lizard brain is taught... You see, the thing we don't realize is every time we click on something, look at something, let alone like something or share something or... I don't know, I'm still talking in Twitter terms like an old man, but whatever the kids are doing these days. You are actually...