But it almost worked. As I've told others, while we quickly caught on, the older people, who consider Rather and Cronkite as Gods were never told they were lied to, and so the ruse still worked, for those it was primarily intended for. That's why CBS had to stick to the lie, right through the 2004 election.
Some caught on. GenX and we have the ultimate skill of growing up in the analog and digital worlds equally. So not a slave to technology. Not addicted to the iPhone ... rather, addicted to not being on the iPhone.
But it almost worked. As I've told others, while we quickly caught on, the older people, who consider Rather and Cronkite as Gods were never told they were lied to, and so the ruse still worked, for those it was primarily intended for. That's why CBS had to stick to the lie, right through the 2004 election.
Some caught on. GenX and we have the ultimate skill of growing up in the analog and digital worlds equally. So not a slave to technology. Not addicted to the iPhone ... rather, addicted to not being on the iPhone.