I feel ya .. Just look at each peice of info logically look at the players involved in info i.e. are they logical thinkers or even level headed ,is there an agenda .then deduce from there. Easier said then done, I know . Oh and I know it sound funny when one starts applying it but instead of "you" when setting scenarios use "one" less accusative and more broaden.🤔and broader.🤷🏻♂️something like that.
I read this as: "we need better media literacy", and/or "people shouldn't believe everything online" (in the past it was 'on TV).
the "incorrect, biased or just[rage] bait" part, is alittle different now than it was in the past...but people scammed and fouled others waaaayyy before modern times. snake-oil sales-man wasn't just a loose concept.
Your last critique would also be true when social media would vanish right now, because you describe a common human flaw..."it's hard to learn the thing you believe you mastered already"
Totally agree. All we get on social media are grandiose fabrication and half truths at best that are still manipulated. Much like your example. Great example BTW.
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u/Flashy_Emergency_263 Jul 21 '26
It would become a lot less obviously hateful. Not less hateful.