| i own a yacht 2006-10-05, 8:08 pm |
| In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Devala Rees <darkeagle@lisco.com> wrote:
quote:
> He just did. Mass media does not "program" people, it influences their
> opinions and beliefs. The difference is that while media influences people,
> it cannot influence them in a specific way with every person, since people
> will interpret things differently.
one of the definitions of program at dictionary.com is, "to cause to
absorb or incorporate automatic responses, attitudes, or the like;
condition: Our parents programmed us to respect our elders."
seems appropriate to me.
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