Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Yes. You can certainly use the web to easily access quality journalism and publications (I do), but much of the pop media and most of youtube-style presentations are shallow at best, and more likely garbage. Exception for a few presenters who already have well-established real-world credentials on the topic they address. Even so the business model requires maximum watch-time and "likes", so the presentation has to be tailored to that... shortened, simplified, etc
Agree with that Rick.
Reliable sources are still reliable if on the web rather than a printed page.
My main point is that it is good to have read Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes prior to reading an article on The New Deal.(just as an example)
I got involved in this thread due to family background...both through blood and marriage. I have read more than most involving Russia/Ukraine/ Poland which lead to frustration at much of what was being posted.
I also, since 2016, grew more and more alarmed with the actions/positions our Govt took in regards to relations with Putin (AKA Russia). I have tried to, subtly, show that much of what has been posted on this thread has been done as (unwittingly) an asset of Putin , (or as an asset of his principal asset). Not sure how much 'has sunk in'.