Everyone knows, episode 3:
Everyone knows that "Reporters" and "Reviewers" typically idolize the thing they report about, that these same people have a bias towards either what they are reporting on or certain aspects of what they are reporting on, and that their biases impact what they are reporting on negatively.
I'm going to hit a few different areas.
First, let's take a look at the video game Fallout 76. This was a game that was hyped to no end. Bethesda went to great lengths to get the positive word out there, going so far as to invite game reviewers and YouTubers to the Greenbrier Resort for a weekend of elitest hob-knobbery and free gear. When the game released a little while later, with very little changed from when these "Reviewers" played it, nearly everyone was disappointed in it. The "Reviewers" hadn't done a good job actually reviewing the game. They were just happy that they got to be part of the "in" crowd" and so many, if not all of them, padded their reviews and gave the "benefit of the doubt" to the game. They failed to bring truth to their reviews and, in so doing, failed those reading those reviews.
Second, let's look at politics. The vast majority of reporters are Democrats. It is a verifiable fact. An even larger majority of political focused reporters are Democrats. Also, a verifiable fact. There is a reason our current President calls many of them "Fake News". It is because the "Reporters" are so blinded by their biases that they couldn't report a straight news story to save their souls. They only report things from their perspective instead of stepping outside of their echo chambers and wondering what all the rest of us think on a topic. Everyone knows that Hillary lied about top secret e-mails and then had her tracks covered by Democrats serving in the FBI. Everyone knows that the entire Trump-Russia-collusion hoax is simply a Democrat smokescreen to try to explain away why Hillary lost the election. It certainly couldn't be the open disdain for certain people that she and her party has or that we all know Socialism is a lie or that she isn't physically fit enough to stand for long stretches of time.
Finally, let's look at Captain Marvel. Movie reviewers love to see themselves as "Progressive". If you've ever read anything about the crap movies (yes, everyone knows they're crap movies) at the Caanes (or however it is spelled) Film Festival, you know that they love talking about "art" and "pushing the boundaries" and other crap. Anyway, Captain Marvel actress (who cares about her name) and Marvel came out with the whole "women power", "down with white men" and "this is a feminist movie" lines. Instead of saying, "Hey, this movie reflects strong women." (which I would have supported like I did when that was said about Wonder Woman) they come out attacking men. Like their economics, these nut jobs believe that for one person to win, other people have to lose. They don't believe that we can all work together and live in harmony. For them, it is a zero sum game. For them, for women to win, men have to lose. Rotten Tomatoes (which was supposed to be a good blend between professional reviewers and movie fans) just made a pretty significant change to the way they do things because they didn't like the fact that man hating by the main actress and the parent company made men not want to watch this movie. Early reviews are in and, surprise, surprise, critics are doing whatever they can to heap praise on it, while at the same time not going far enough to long-term damage their careers. Everyone knows that they are being kind in their reviews so that they can continue to call people who don't like being insulted "closed minded".
Everyone knows that "Reporters" and "Reviewers" typically idolize the thing they report about, that these same people have a bias towards either what they are reporting on or certain aspects of what they are reporting on, and that their biases impact what they are reporting on negatively.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbuUSDOELbA
ReplyDeleteThis video does as good job demonstrating this.