Youβre never going to be able to understand modern politics until you stop ignoring the role that the medium of communication plays. People today spend truly massive amounts of time immersed in various forms of media - mostly online! The narratives and dynamics of this media shapes their world.
"People's lives are structured by narratives" - Thank you Will Stancil, very noteworthy observation.
Totally not the most obvious thing in the world π
Have you considered that your problem may be that media has always shaped narratives, but nowadays it's far more democratic.
Rather than just the man paid by billionaires on the TV telling you what to think?
