tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post3391106488153250954..comments2024-02-15T04:24:25.144-05:00Comments on Brown Man Thinking Hard: Congressman Compares CEO's To Bank RobbersBrown Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02544490126803327515noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post-21159622327199612262009-02-14T01:13:00.000-05:002009-02-14T01:13:00.000-05:00You're absolutely right about people taking in a f...You're absolutely right about people taking in a few neat little sound bites and coming away with the false impression they're reasonably well informed. <BR/><BR/>But it's not just a matter of sound bites. Studies over the years have consistently shown the typical newspaper reader's strong tendency to skim headlines, read the first few paragraphs of a few stories, read a couple of brief items, and come away feeling reasonably well informed, too.<BR/><BR/>There's a strong element of human nature at work, intensified no doubt by the fact people nowadays do lead very busy lives. There's also the fact our busy lives are loaded with distractions.<BR/><BR/>For my 2 cents, the fact people take in absurdly capsulized news tidbits on the fly is less worrisome than the fact they do that and believe they're decently informed when they are not.<BR/><BR/>I saw Capuano's whole gig on C-SPAN, and it was really something. I'm sure those bankers will remember it for the rest of their lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com