This is the state of media. Do you see a problem? : Othor Games

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:39 pm

Since when did democracy and capatilism become synonymous? It's like confusing the word freedom and capatilism. There are other alternatives :twirl:

Democracy and capitalism aren't synonymous (an example of this would be China), however they do tend to go hand in hand, as most modern democratic countries are capitalist to a degree. Furthermore there are alternative government types, such as socialism, theocracy, technocracy, a "third way" i.e. fascist government or maybe a monarchy but none of those are democratic. And don't mistake me for some mad capitalist, I'm not. I'm simply saying that it's currently one of the better ways of running a country. Of course it's very bad for those who get the short end of the stick.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:40 pm

This is truly life changing.

My aspect on life has been changed immensely thanks to this graph.

Thank you.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:51 pm

This is truly life changing.

My aspect on life has been changed immensely thanks to this graph.

Thank you.

cant tell if serious or master troll

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:06 pm

cant tell if serious or master troll

I take my internet very seriously.

I propose a revolution

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:11 am

Most likely posted using a ISP owned by the company.

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:26 am

"It's called consolidation. Strengthen governments and corporations, weaken individuals. With taxes, this can be done imperceptibly over time."

I think I got that mostly right..Man, I love that game too much.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:45 pm

I propose a revolution

The internet will take over media! All news, newspapers, and movies will consist of nothing but troll faces, ponies, nyan cat, and [censored] jokes.

And it'll actually be an improvement.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:42 pm

I see people are confusing Corporatism as an integral part of Capitalism. Capitalism is just a means of making a profit from goods and services, embodied on the infograph by all the dots, whereas Corporatism is about consolidation of power and influence, embodied on the infograph by the giant dots.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:27 pm

Yep, cause having everything controlled by a single political party is so much better innit?

I didn't say that, and I'm baffled as to how you could've drawn that conclusion...

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:26 am

Everybody knows that the British are much smarter then Americans.

Bacon.

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:03 am

Bacon.

When did the narhwal?

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:45 am

I'm not American. These graphs and shizzle always relate to America.

The same trend occurs in the rest of the world. In Sweden all commercial radio stations are split between 3 big media companies.

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:38 am

It's interesting that everyone's saying, Oh, there's no reason to worry. We've got the internet!

And yet, net neutrality is constantly and ever-increasingly under attack.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:11 pm

we must protect our homeland.... THE INTERNET!!!!!

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:33 am

What do I care if other companies buy out companies what's your point?

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:57 am

What do I care if other companies buy out companies what's your point?

It's called leverage..

I only check mainstream media to see what they're *not* saying, and draw conclusions from that.

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:23 am

That chart doesn't reflect my options for media intake at all :tongue:

This, I get all my media off of YouTube, I don't watch any cable, I don't watch movies very often, and I never listen to the radio.

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:50 am

The same trend occurs in the rest of the world. In Sweden all commercial radio stations are split between 3 big media companies.

Yeah I'm sure about it. Even here, and it's only a tiny country.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:48 pm

The Sun is the "top" newspaper in Europe? :/

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:40 pm

The Sun is the "top" newspaper in Europe? :/

I don't want to live on this planet anymore....

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:28 am

The Sun is the "top" newspaper in Europe? :/

Well, to be fair, they do provide http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2009/Aug/Week1/15356707.jpg exciting news.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:38 pm

I've never even read "The Sun". I read norwegian newspaper because I'm not a native english speaker.

I really don't care about the state of the media, and I don't care who owns what or whatever as long as I get to watch TV, listen to the radio, reading the newspaper et cetera...

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:59 am

The sun does have page 3. Those lovely ladies always have something knowledgeable to say about the world :teehee:

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:07 am

The sun does have page 3. Those lovely ladies always have something knowledgeable to say about the world :teehee:

Wasn't sure if The Sun was a gossip rag about celebrities or the other one with naked women...

» Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:22 am

Most TV, newspapers, and radio stations svck, that's why there's the internet.

I back this wholeheartedly. Most media outlets are force-fed and regurgitate distorted information gruel. No thank you.

So as rocky as the internet can be, it really is the best place to obtain the knowledge savvy you yearn for. This is how I feel anyway, others may disagree.