Where have all the flower (children) gone?

[The Straight Story]

12. I believe one reason is really simple

We have so much communication now we organize/talk to each other in different and broader ways.

Take twitter for example, you can get a slew of people all discussing the same thing instantly. Here on DU we can 'meet up' with many others in an instant and pass along ideas/beliefs/etc.

If you look back then (and even now) there were always two sides to an issue and each side used some form of media to try to get those who had not fully made up their mind to see things their way (or to change a mind).

As far as music, there are a ton more places to get it than a few radio stations and records outlets.

We have more active people now we just don't take to the streets - but are still effective. A twitter campaign here, emailing, blogging, etc there, and so on. We no longer depend on the few who control the media dictating what is covered (and I post more news stories a day here and at reddit than the networks cover in a week).

More media and choices means less focus for the masses on one or two events - we still get attention to causes but in differing ways.