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>I don't agree with this. While it's made it possible to be better informed, it isn't the case that everyone is

the now-informed go and inform the uninformed, affecting everybody in a slow and gradual manner -- regardless of the individuals participation.

One didn't have to read in order to be affected by the advent of the printing press.

I've never bothered to research it, but I've always wondered if there were groups that saw the printing press as evil.

In the same way that some thought about radio, TV and now the internet.

In any case any issues with digital media giants aren't the result of the internet, but rather late stage capitalism.

> I've never bothered to research it, but I've always wondered if there were groups that saw the printing press as evil.

You can safely bet money on that.