The fake news situation, like all (well, most at least) failures of the free market are solvable with regulations. I don't think any rational person would disagree that it should be illegal to deliberately spread misinformation and lies. We banned selling cigarettes to minors, we banned drugs, we (theoretically) banned monopolies, and we should be able to ban fake news.
But it is currently a political weapon being wielded by a political party. I don't expect that problem will be solved any time soon, but it's not fair to blame that on capitalism. Politicians ruin everything no matter what economic system they're in.
> Why should you want some MBA's life to be easy? So that it's feasible to keep producing what you actually want.
> I don't think any rational person would disagree that it should be illegal to deliberately spread misinformation and lies.
It's actually a very common opinion, because it always gets weaponized.
It's not a new phenomenon. It's the reason for the whole idea of freedom of speech.
It's not just R doing this (though they are... prolific users of it). Remember covid? Lab leak was politically incorrect as a lie, and banned, but has since been downgraded to "maybe".
> But I don't want ad supported journalism!
Me neither. But the choice may be between ad supported or none at all. But I hope we can find a viable third way.
> I don't think any rational person would disagree that it should be illegal to deliberately spread misinformation and lies.
I would rather not let the goivernment decide what is the truth. A free and independent press as well as free speech in general is a very important check on government corruption that we should not get rid of even if it means tolerating some comparatively minor issues.
"Fake news" is much better solved by teaching people to think critically and ensuring that they have the ability and will to deal with being subjected to deliberately wrong information no matter who it comes from. Unfortunately most school systems do the opposite of that, teaching instead to blindly follow authority and to accept whatever information is provided as fact. Same with current progressive culture in general, if you even dare question any of its dogma you are shunned. No individual though allowed.
>I don't think any rational person would disagree that it should be illegal to deliberately spread misinformation and lies.
It's called "bait" and not "yellow journalism" for a reason. misleading is not the same as misinformation. It's a petty subsect of journalism that really isn't serious enough for any formal regulation to be made on.
But it is currently a political weapon being wielded by a political party. I don't expect that problem will be solved any time soon, but it's not fair to blame that on capitalism. Politicians ruin everything no matter what economic system they're in.
> Why should you want some MBA's life to be easy? So that it's feasible to keep producing what you actually want.
But I don't want ad supported journalism!