The middle

Written By Manuel Molina

Media stands in the middle.

Between what happened and what people heard.

When trust broke, the middle broke with it.

So we looked for a closer one. Someone human. Someone with a phone. Someone who felt like they had nothing to lose.

Influencers didn’t replace media. They replaced the distance.

For a while, that worked.

Then the incentives arrived.

Sponsors. Access. Algorithms. Expectations.

And the middle filled up again.

Trust erodes when people lie. It disappears when incentives accumulate.

Anyone who becomes the intermediary eventually has something to protect.

And once there’s something to lose, there’s something to shape.

The mistake isn’t trusting media. Or trusting influencers.

The mistake is outsourcing judgment to anyone standing in the middle.

Trust voices that would still tell the truth even if it cost them reach, access, or money.

Manuel Molina

De 1993 a 1997, como directivo en InfoSel, formé parte del equipo que desarrolló la primer red de acceso a Internet en México, instalando nodos de acceso y oficinas comerciales en 32 ciudades del país. Desde entonces he dedicado mi vida a investigar las formas en que la tecnología influye en el comportamiento humano.

Estoy particularmente interesado en redes, plataformas y protocolos con el potencial de:

1) Ampliar el acceso al conocimiento (educación, aprendizaje, análisis de datos, nuevas ideas)

2) Ampliar el acceso al capital (sistema financiero actual, crypto, capital humano, infraestructura tecnológica)

3) Ampliar el acceso al bienestar (salud, wellness, comunidad, entretenimiento, diversión)

Más acerca de mi aquí: https://www.sailorseven.org/acerca

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