Are We Amusing Ourselves to Death?
Offline with Jon Favreau
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Is America Doomed to Amuse Ourself to Death?
John Favreau: Is there any hope for us to escape life in the metaverse, or is America doomed to amuse ourselves to death? Megan Garber: I think so many reasons that entertainment really has taken over the way that we view the world is that a lot of people don't have other options. John Favreau: If journalism can make it through this moment, kind of as an institution, fact-based, fact-checks that cares primarily about being the first rough draft of history and getting its facts right, that could save us.
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