I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad? 951
People live longer today than they ever have. They live happier lives, have more knowledge, more information. All this is the result of communications technology. How is any of that bad? 614
The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people. 581