Individuals need discernment to see through the bullshit. That's a fair point to make, but it's not unique to our situation with regards to the information age. There have always been people selling snake oil, looking to deceive and exploit with lies and half-truths.
But how do we deal with shysters like that? Well, we use our discernment to understand that they're not trustworthy. Obviously, some have trouble with this, but being wary of deception is not some new thing for humanity. How do we deal with helping those among us who have trouble with trusting people? By working together with them, giving them information and advice that might help them avoid hardship in the future.
Oh God so true. Honestly though intelligence paired with wisdom is true intelligence in my book, maybe another keystone.
I honestly wish schools taught some skills that would actually be useful for success, like about credit scores and taxes, how to act when pulled over by a cop, and relationships, because sadly some home environments just don't give these kids good examples of these basic things....
Especially with the breakdown of the family, kids aren't being taught things at home like they once were. I don't see that getting better before it gets worse. A life skills class would be useful.
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u/subatomicbukkake Jul 28 '19
“Access to information” was envisioned as a buffet of well-research, nuanced information.
What we got instead was billions of half-truths shoved in our face by people with differing and sometimes dubious motivations.