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Opinion
Rushkoff: CDC and Fauci communicate for patient compliance, not pure accuracy
“The CDC is not thinking in terms of giving the public accurate information. The CDC is like, Our doctor trying to tell us the things that they need to tell us to get us to take our medicine. And that's different than journalism. You know, when I look at Fauci,…”
Douglas Rushkoff Nov 16, 2021 ▶ 16:34 #124 Douglas Rushkoff: The Perils of Modern Media
Opinion
Rushkoff: Most Social Media Replies Aim to Hurt, Diminish Autonomy, Distort Reality
“The vast majority of people replying to you, and looking at you, and using the information you're putting out, are using it to hurt you. To reduce your autonomy. To make you feel bad about yourself. To create mental illnesses. To distort your perception of rea…”
Douglas Rushkoff Nov 16, 2021 ▶ 37:36 #124 Douglas Rushkoff: The Perils of Modern Media
Opinion
Rushkoff: 99% of people do not need to follow distant news cycles
“99% of us really don't need to know about any of this stuff, honestly.”
Douglas Rushkoff Nov 16, 2021 ▶ 25:09 #124 Douglas Rushkoff: The Perils of Modern Media
Opinion
Rushkoff: Twitter is for socializing, not presidential policy announcements
“That's what Twitter is for. Sorry. That's what Twitter is for. It's not for the president of the United States to communicate policy to the American people. That's not where you do it.”
Douglas Rushkoff Nov 16, 2021 ▶ 34:00 #124 Douglas Rushkoff: The Perils of Modern Media
Opinion
Rushkoff: Technologists treat technology as a new religion to meet unmet psychological needs
“Right now, oddly enough, I feel like our technologists, they're looking at technology to be that.”
Douglas Rushkoff Nov 16, 2021 ▶ 48:08 #124 Douglas Rushkoff: The Perils of Modern Media
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