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Open original source ↗Mainstream media’s approach is to paint anyone they can’t control as corrupt or conflicted.
The truth is always the opposite. The individuals aren’t corrupt. The media is.
America deserves the best and brightest from industry taking a few years off to work in government and help make sure we remain the most vibrant country in the world.
Just because those people refuse to be in the pocket of the media doesn’t mean they deserve to be smeared.
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🚨 Chamath on Why New York Times Runs Hit Jobs on Non-Establishment Figures “The whole point was to get enough chatter … so that people like Sacks, and other people in the future just say, I'm not going to try this … What they want are people they can … ultimately co-opt.” https://t.co/mm4ODBWpgf
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