You remember the movie, Network from 1976, yes?  If you don’t, go find it and watch it.  It’s about a major network anchor, Howard Beale (played by Peter Finch), who suddenly experiences enlightenment (or just goes stark raving mad) about the negligence of network television feeding bullshit to its audiences in a continuous stream.  Here’s one of the best rants from Howard:

https://youtu.be/3HQTNZRmJdg

Well, it’s happened again, for real this time, on MSNBC this morning.  Joe Scarborough went all Howard Beale on Mark Zuckerberg, pointing out his gross negligence in allowing bullshit to proliferate on Facebook that is now endangering lives and democracies all over the world.  This is mass media platinum, folks, not to be missed, though you do have to turn it down a bit when Joe loses control about halfway through the rant.  It would have been better if he collapsed on stage in a Bealeian finale.  Got to watch this: