Selectivity vs. Critical Thinking

This is the "smart" guy trying to save the world type of thinking. See what Steve Jobs said in his 1996 interview:

".... When you're young, you look at television and think, There's a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that's not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That's a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can shoot the bastards! We can have a revolution! But the networks are really in business to give people what they want. It's the truth. ...."

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