Did we do this conspiracy theory?

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The media IS in the buisness of telling the truth, or rather, the most mesmorizing stories.

now that has to be one of the most naive statements ever made. the media, as you refer to it (I will assume you mean mainstream media), is owned by large corporations. those corporations will do whatever makes them more money. if the 'truth' makes money, then they may tell it. but if a slightly altered 'truth' (or an outright lie) makes them more money, then that's what gets aired.

reread wat he wrote
its exactly wat u just said.

im pretty sure hes trying to say that if telling everyone that it was a conspiracy would make companies more money, they would.

its a fine grained distinction admittedly, but an important one. he claimed that the media is in the business of telling the truth and making money. i countered by claiming that the media is in the business of making money, period. this may include some truth, but its not likely.

and most media companies make most of their money from things other than the news. so telling the truth and getting great ratings will usually be overridden by other concerns, such as protecting the other branches of the corporation that make the real cash.