The emergence of the internet
was met with hope and enthusiasm by people who understood
that the plutocrat-controlled
mainstream media were manipulating
public opinion to manufacture
consent for the status quo. The democratization of
information-sharing was going to give rise to a public
consciousness that is emancipated from the domination of
plutocratic narrative control, thereby opening up the
possibility of revolutionary change to our society's corrupt
systems.
But it never happened. Internet use has
become commonplace around the world and humanity is able to
network and share information like never before, yet we
remain firmly under the thumb of the same power structures