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recursive | karma 9788 | avg karma 2.06 · 2023-11-02 18:46:01

In the future we can do that with videos. But it won't be anything new.

ben_w | karma 20467 | avg karma 1.69 · 2023-11-02 18:56:24

I'm not disputing that, I'm saying there's precedent to expect it will wreck societies.

berniedurfee | karma 652 | avg karma 1.26 · 2023-11-02 20:16:38

Also, I do think video is _much_ more powerful than the written word.

Literacy is not required.

Watching video is far more engaging and entrancing than reading books to most people.

Video can be broadcast and consumed by huge numbers of people _much_ faster than written text.

Unless someone is reading text out loud, the people around them aren't influenced.

In court, especially the court of public opinion, video is currently infallible.