But Freddie didn't have to compete with TV, radio, the Web, CDs, video games, video tapes, and so on. Despite the illiteracy of his
time, Engels could still count on enough readers to get his ideas across. Today? Not a chance, unless he put his ideas into a PlayStation game.
The idea, Dennis, you seem to indicate is that Engels' ideas aren't as exciting as a video game and therefore won't have a loud enough "voice" to compete against all the flashy lights, loud noises, excitement, etc. However, one could argue that something similar to a video game medium already exists and could be easily adapted to disseminating the sorts of ideas and ideals all of the people on this list would probably agree on: role-playing games (RPGs), aka Dungeons and Dragons. The medium is way cheaper than video games and is structured so that ideas can be passed on to players in an exciting and memorable way. Of course, it can't compare with actual teaching and learning, but it's one way to get ideas across.
Todd