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Old 03-08-2022, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by DAVES View Post
Re: the news
I recently read a book about the Wright brothers. Many of their letters have been saved.
Reminder first power flight was 1903.

I found it interesting and amusing. Background, there were many people, in different countries trying to achieve powered flight. Some of them were wealthy playboys. Some had long family histories and titles,

The Wright brothers complained about the press. People writing about things they did not understand and other reporters copying that misinformation. They also complained about national bias by foreign press.

So much of what we complain about is not at all new.
Totally agree with you. The thing that has changed is the internet. Instead of a local paper with hundreds of followers, now a 16 year old sitting in their mothers basement can have a million subscribers. It's the bullhorn effect that is causing the "overload".