Witsand87 t1_is2ln5e wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIl the first working programmable, fully automatic digital computer was built in Germany during world war 2 by Konrad zuse but received no press coverage because of the war by mankls3
We are definitely living in an age that’s like no other in history. Where kings and dictators had it “easy” to manipulate their own people in the past, today it’s getting harder to do with, for now, uncontrolled communication, or should I say, free communication and access to information. But another danger arise with this, and it’s something Hitler’s arms minister, Albert Speer, warned about, he said that never before has anyone used technology so well for propaganda, like the radio and camera. He said something along the lines of how great technology is, but we should safeguard it and not allow dictators to use it for their own benefits. Internet is an amazing tool, but it too can sway opinions if it ever gets controlled, or simply just via advertising or miss information.
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