Category Archives: internet Revolution

The end of the age of democracy

Posted on 5 November 2020 by Pict1

In the 1970s there was a infamous Sun headline: “It was the Sun Wot won it”, referring to their appallingly dishonest electioneering which they blatantly admitted had manipulated people to vote for a party they otherwise would not have done … Continue reading →

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How Facebook, Google and Twitter may have destroyed the modern world

Posted on 2 November 2020 by Pict1

In the same way “Social distancing” ought to be called “anti-social media”, so there is a good case that “social media”, or at least those who run it, are about as anti-social as it is possible to get and that … Continue reading →

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Dissenter

Posted on 15 August 2019 by Pict1

Having used Gab.com for a while as a twitter replacement, it seems that as a result of attacks on them by the “diversity is good – except diversity of views” fascists, they changed so that searches became impossible, which made … Continue reading →

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The future of the press and media

Posted on 11 July 2019 by Pict1

50 years ago, anyone who wanted to sell a house, a car, or advertise a job, had very little choice other than to pay the enormous costs of advertising demanded by newspapers. And anyone looking for a job, a house, … Continue reading →

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Is climate porn the last gasp of a dying breed?

Posted on 1 July 2019 by Pict1

The other night I watched the film “anchorman” and whilst beforehand I thought it would be a very poor comedy, at times it looked more like a documentary of our media. It certainly highlighted the way that the media fake … Continue reading →

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The Post-Internet-Revolution society

Posted on 16 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

I’ve been watching the tweets of every MSP and MP for the last fortnight – and whilst I had a pretty dim opinion of our “pro-oil anti-fossil-fuel) Holyrood MSPs before I’ve started, I’ve gone from thinking they’re deluded to thinking … Continue reading →

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The death of the expert

Posted on 3 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

Whenever someone challenges me for not believing in this or that “expert” I have a simple response: “I’m an expert on experts – I’ve written a book** on the subject and trust me, you can’t believe experts” Of course, if … Continue reading →

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The death of the political elite

Posted on 18 November 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

WUWT found an interesting video in which Obama and Merkel talk about the role of the internet in changing politics: To be totally frank: Obama and Merkel must find it incredibly difficult to understand politics where many people have given … Continue reading →

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The Internet Revolution for Numpties

Posted on 4 November 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

Back in the days when books had to be written, they were very precious objects, because a book like the bible would takes months, even years, to produce. In today’s money that’s of the order of £10,000 for a book. … Continue reading →

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Trump sentences Media to Death

Posted on 3 November 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

For a long time I’ve been highlighting the loss of power and influence of the once “mainstream” media as the internet & social media takes over as the channel of choice for most people for news. But I thought their … Continue reading →

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