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I don’t think this is true at all.

Look at the rise of Qanon, for example, or antivax, or any other popular narrative-based fiction that is gaining traction.

The news still uncritically reports what the police claim happened.

The power of narrative is becoming greater in our connected world, not less. It has less requirement now to be rooted in any sort of facts.



Atleast in places like HN. Its not uncommon to see articles being called out for indulging in "narrative" where mere reporting of facts would have sufficed




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