>I think that is a useful heuristic in thinking about some of these things, yet I find some man made technology rather useful too :)

yeah, make the use of both, but do not get used.

>I think what is useful is to understand that when something is being amplified in the news media, it is at the very least good to contemplate, why is this something being amplified right now and what is not being amplified at the same time etc

good point.!