living in the memory hole

Good Morning Fred, Thank you for contacting the New York Times. The Photographer has the choice of digital vs. analog. But I would say that 99% of the time they end up being digital. Have a great day today!____________________________ that's an answer i got in 2017 to a question i posed to the n y times...i asked specifically about photos in the print edition, as oppsed to the on line edition, and, even if the estimate provided is on the high side, this must mean that the majority of photos in the print edition are subject to digital manipulation...so...

is this photo that accompanied an article about kammy's ties to big tech real ( i do believe the ties are real by the by...a v p in bed with big tech...great ) or "enhanced"?

is boris really this goofy or is someone fucking with his image?

is that a real mask?

the technology has come a long way since the nineteen thirties...the idea behind it remains the same...confuse the past...confound the present...herd the masses in the idrection of a specific and exclusionary ( there is alwyas an "other" ) world view...the spook and conspiracy worlds bleed into what passes for "reality" and all across the confusion/obfuscation people are making money ( have a look at the qanon merchandise on amazon sometime ) or political mileage ( which is probably fungable with money...donny is taking a wad of cash home with him next month )..."reality", like "truth" has always been a subjective matter...lots of interpretations out there and, just like in a courtroom, everybody wants you to buy into their "version" because it stands to benefit them...not you...so forget the "truth" and have a look around your immediate area for some facts because those rarely seem to match up to the "news" or the "truth" for that matter...these are weird times...how much of any of it is real?