Instrumentalized communication destroys the possibility of shared truth

Evidence

The divorce of truth from discourse and action—the instrumentalization of com- munication—has not merely increased the incidence of propaganda; it has disrupted the very notion of truth, and therefore the sense by which we take our bearings in the world is destroyed. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 378

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Habermas’s account of the colonization of the lifeworld and the public sphere’s erosion through strategic versus communicative action. — connects to: Mechanical communication growth did not necessarily expand freedom and knowledge — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 650; Instrumentalizing communication has destroyed our sense of truth itself — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 378; Communication does not report reality but inverts the reported relation to it — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 187 (+18 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 378

Broader Connections

• Instrumentalizing communication has destroyed our sense of truth itself #corroborates (0.95) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 378
• The ritual view of communication maintains society in time through shared beliefs #complicates (0.70) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161
• Communication does not report reality but inverts the reported relation to it #complicates (0.60) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 187