Rarely are worst-case-scenario fears about emerging technologies realized. The written word certainly diminished the oral tradition, for example, but it didn't dull human intellect as Socrates feared. And the transatlantic telegraph forever changed the way humans communicate, but it wasn't inherently “too fast for the truth.” These sorts of concerns are typically overblown, misdirected, and rooted in a commitment to the status quo.
Fears about the intersection of presidential politics and television broadcast, however, present a curious exception.
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