Behind the Bylines: Democracy dies in the TL;DR

Could the Internet be a safety-net for democracy in crisis? | Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica

Could the Internet be a safety-net for democracy in crisis? - Volume 50 Issue 1

Behind the Bylines: Democracy dies in the TL;DR

What used to be a once-in-a-while excuse, “Too long; didn’t read,” has become something more sinister. It’s no longer a wink at busyness or even laziness but a cultural baseline. We often just don’t read long things anymore. Of course, this is not true for everyone or everything, but shortening attention spans and the increased consumption of 20-second videos as a primary source of content have certainly, at the very least, dulled our ability an…

“A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy”

That’s the headline in the NYT, and the second exaggerated NYT headline I’ve flagged today.  I don’t know that the article actually delivers what the headline promises (and headlines are usually not, as I understand it, written by the… Continue reading The post “A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy” appeared first on Election Law Blog.